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Poison arrows : North American Indian hunting and warfare / by David E. Jones.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, David E., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian weapons--North America.
- Indian weapons.
- Neurotoxic agents.
- Poisonous animals.
- Poisonous plants.
- Arrow poisons.
- North America.
- Indians of North America--Ethnobotany.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Hunting.
- Arrow poisons--North America.
- Poisonous plants--North America.
- Poisonous animals--North America.
- Neurotoxic agents--North America.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 113 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- A groundbreaking study of a subject that has been long overlooked, Poison Arrows imparts an extraordinary new perspective to the history of warfare, weaponry, and deadly human ingenuity.
- Contents:
- On plant poisons
- Nonmilitary poisons
- World survey of arrow poisoning
- Arrow poisons of the North American Indians
- Other uses of poisons in warfare
- Paleo-Indian poison use.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-102) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780292714281
- 0292714289
- OCLC:
- 70836692
- Online:
- Publisher description
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