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America in 1492 : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus / edited and with an introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; developed by Frederick E. Hoxie.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 58 .A526 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indigenous peoples--History.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.
- America--Antiquities.
- America.
- America--Discovery and exploration--Historiography.
- Indians--History.
- Indians--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Indians.
- Genre:
- Aufsatzsammlung.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 477 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992, ©1991.
- Summary:
- Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art.
- Contents:
- The becoming of the native : man in America before Columbus / N. Scott Momaday
- Northern hunters / Robin Ridington
- People of the salmon / Richard D. Daugherty
- Taking care of the earth and sky / Peter Iverson
- Farmers of the woodlands / Peter Nabokov with Dean Snow
- Men of maize / Miguel Leon-Portilla
- A continent on the move / Louis C. Faron
- In the Realm of the Four Quarters / Alan Kolata
- A richness of voices / Joel Sherzer
- Religious forms and themes / Sam D. Gill
- A kinship of spirit / Jay Miller
- American frontiers / Francis Jennings
- Systems of knowledge / Clara Sue Kidwell
- The persuasive world of arts / Christian F. Feest
- Afterword / Vine Deloria, Jr.
- Genetic classification of the languages of the Americas / Joel Sherzer.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-461) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: America in 1492.
- ISBN:
- 0394564383
- 9780394564388
- 0679743375
- 9780679743378
- OCLC:
- 22891137
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