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Mary and I : Forty Years with the Sioux
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riggs, Stephen Return.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dakota Indians--Missions.
- Dakota Indians.
- Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883.
- Local Subjects:
- Dakota Indians--Missions.
- Dakota Indians.
- Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (408 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Born in Ohio, Stephen Return Riggs spent much of his life working as a missionary amongst members of the Dakota Sioux tribe in what is now the state of Minnesota. During this period, he also worked to document the language and culture of the Dakota Sioux, producing several important linguistic works. This engaging volume offers a more personal take on the four decades he spent immersed in Native American life.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Chapter XX; Chapter XXI; Appendix; The Family Reunion-1879; Endnotes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781776532445
- 1776532449
- OCLC:
- 870589252
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