THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS : An Account of the American Indians North of Mexico, Compiled from the Original Sources (Vol 4, Smthonian Scientific Series)

Palmer, Rose A.; (Charles Greeley Abbot, Editor-in-Chief)

Verlag: Smithsonia Instution Series, New York, NY, 1938

Beschreibung

Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Red, gilt embossed faux-leather boards w/Smithsonian seal/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips & fading to spine. DJ/None as Issued. First published 1929. Illustrated w/85 plates (some in color) & drawings. Study of the modern Native American as a representative of a vanishing race. Emphasis placed on both linguistic & archaeological aspects, being essential tools in future studies in anthropology. Text in 9 chapters: I, The Red Men Discover the New World; II, The Stone Age of North America; III, In Artic Snows: The Eskimo; IV, A League of Five Nations: The Iroquois; V, Cliff Swellers & Their Descendants: The Pueblos; VI, Indians of the Plains; VII, West Coast Tribes; VIII, Myths & Legends; and IX, The Indians in History, followed by appendix "Indian Stocks & Tribes". Fine copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011846

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS : An Account of ...

Verlag: Smithsonia Instution Series, New York, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 1938

Einband: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Archival Photographs

Zustand: NEW

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None as Issued

Auflage: Printing of 1938.

Art des Buches: Vintage/Anthropology