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)

Published by Smithsonia Instution Series, New York, NY, 1938

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS : An Account of the American Indians North of Mexico, Compiled from the Original Sources (Vol 4, Smthonian Scientific Series)
• Publisher: Smithsonia Instution Series, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1938
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Archival Photographs
• Edition: Printing of 1938.
• Condition: NEW
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Book Type: Vintage/Anthropology
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Legends/Myths/Folk Tales
  • Anthropology/Ethnology
  • Society/Social Sciences/Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Vintage