Buttercups, Waterlilies and Their Relatives in British Columbia (Memoir / Royal British Columbia Museum)

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Instant Guides are ideal for the business traveler or anyone who wants to get the most out of a brief visit. For those travelers who want to spend less time researching and more time enjoying the sights, Instant Guides provides the facts they need in... well, compact volume provides a wealth of information in as few pages as possible, keeping bulk, reading time and cost to a minimum. But, because they were born of full-size Insight Guides, the quality of presentation remains uncompromised even though the page count is reduced.

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Good beginner's guide to shopping in Paris.......2005-06-12

Shopping in Paris can be a good introductory guide to the basics of what was where in the City of Lights at the time the book was written. Because, as the authors indicated, fashions and fashionable neighborhoods are constantly shifting, it is hard to keep track of the latest developments. I liked the book as a good point of departure, especially for first time visitors with limited time and wishing to shop. Although I have visited Paris many times, it was an interesting read with useful tidbits.

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Paris Insight 'Shopping' Guide
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Manufacturer: APA INSIGHT GUIDES (
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ASIN: B000K4TW2S

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Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands: Sacred Myths, Dreams, Visions, Speeches, Healing Formulas, Rituals and Ceremonials (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Manufacturer: Paulist Press
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ASIN: 0809122561

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This work makes available for the first time in a single volume a representative collection of the major spiritual texts from the Native American Indian peoples of the East Coast. Elisabeth Tooker, professor of anthropology at Temple University and an editor of The Handbook of North American Indians, presents the sacred traditions of the Iroquois, Winnibego, Fox, Menominee, Delaware, Cherokee and others. What makes this volume so unique is that it gives the reader direct access to the original works (in the words of the Indians themselves) rather than having them filtered through some interpreter. Included here are cosmological myths, thanksgiving addresses, dreams and visions, speeches of the shamans, teachings of parents, puberty fasts, blessings, healing rites, stories, songs, ceremonials for fires, hunting, wars, feasts and the rituals of various spiritual societies.

The Preface to this volume is by William C. Sturtevant of the Smithsonian Institution, who is General Editor of The Handbook of North American Indians.

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Excellent description and understanding.......2003-06-08

Anthropologist Elisabeth Tooker has provided here an excellent understanding of Native North American spirituality with this book. Most of the focus is on the southeastern areas of the continent, but that does not manage to detract from the book's ability to convey understanding of what went on in traditional Native American life.

The language is very easy to read and logical, making this very good reading fo a beginner. Indeed, there is almost no technical terminology in thw whole book.

The early part of Tooker's book is devoted to a study of the cosmological viewpoint of the various tribes mentioned in the book. The book shows very clearly how, from the perspective of the Native American tribes, and how myth describe events in the "sky world" ie. the world above Earth. The Winnebago tribe do not base the existence of spirits on sight and hearing, but in terms of what is felt.

The last two-thirds of "Native North American Spirituality Of The Eastern Woodlands" deals with actual Native American rituals. In very clear language, stages of long ritual are described in a way that even a novice on this subject will always be able to understand. At the same time, the rituals are explained very well, with purpose of even such actions as the sluaghtering of deer being well-explained. There is a particularly moving description of what a Winnebago father will teach his child how to reach their "destination" on a spiritual quest via fasting and helping one's fellow men. There are also accounts of offerings of tobacco and other drugs.

On the whole, this work should be read by all interested in Native American spirituality, especially if you have little knowledge.

Eastern Woodlands Indians (Native Americans)

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Eastern Woodlands Indians (Native Americans)
Mir Tamim Ansary
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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ASIN: 1588104516

Societies in Eclipse: Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, A.D. 1400-1700

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Societies in Eclipse: Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, A.D. 1400-1700

Manufacturer: University Alabama Press
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ASIN: 0817353526

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In Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine their current discoveries with insights from anthropology, history, and Native oral traditions to examine the cultural transformation among the eastern Woodlands tribes immediately preceding and following the arrival of Europeans. While the profound effects of European explorers, missionaries, and traders on Eastern Woodlands tribes cannot be denied, the archaeological evidence suggests that several indigenous societies were already in the process of redefinition prior to European contact.

Chiefdoms and Other Archaeological Delusions (Issues in Eastern Woodlands Archaeology)

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Chiefdoms and Other Archaeological Delusions (Issues in Eastern Woodlands Archaeology)
Timothy R. Pauketat
Manufacturer: AltaMira Press
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Binding: Paperback

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This book sweeps away the last vestiges of social-evolutionary explanations of chiefdoms by rethinking the history of Pre-Columbian Southeast peoples and comparing them to ancient peoples in the Southwest, Mexico, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia.

Hunters of the Eastern Forest (Native Hunter Series)

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Hunters of the Eastern Forest (Native Hunter Series)
Stephen Irwin , and J. B. Irwin
Manufacturer: Hancock House Publishing
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The Indian Peoples of Eastern America: A Documentary History of the Sexes

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The Indian Peoples of Eastern America: A Documentary History of the Sexes

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195027418

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Using the human life cycle as an organizational framework, Axtell has gathered a broad range of 17th and 18th century European documentation on Native North Americans. With its lucid introductions to each entry, suggestions for further reading, and bibliography, this sourcebook is invaluable for courses in history, anthropology, and native American and women's studies.

The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (Ancient Peoples and Places)

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Great Reference Book
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The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (Ancient Peoples and Places)
George R. Milner , Thames , and Hudson
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Nineteenth-century explorers of the American continent were amazed to find great monuments built of earth in the Eastern Woodlands. Thousands of these mounds were discovered in the plains and forests—some up to a hundred feet high, some merely overgrown hillocks, some conical, others flattopped. Speculation was rife as to the identity of the moundbuilders—could they have been Israelites? Romans? Phoenicians? And what meaning might the mounds have held for their creators?

As George Milner shows, research over the last century demonstrates conclusively that the mounds were in fact erected by the Native Americans themselves. In a period ranging from 3,000 BC to the sixteenth century AD, Native Americans quarried tons of earth to form these monuments, which vary widely in location, size, and purpose. Some contained thousands of burials, others served as platforms for chiefs' residences, and many were low-lying "effigy" mounds in the form of serpents, panthers, and other sacred beasts. Many beautiful objects have been found inside the mounds, including artifacts of shell, copper, and mica.

The Moundbuilders covers the entire sweep of Eastern Woodlands prehistory, with an emphasis on how societies developed from hunter-gatherers to village farmers and town-dwellers. Great strides have been made in recent research, and many of the most impressive mounds, such as Poverty Point, Cahokia, and Moundville, are described and discussed in detail. This wide-ranging and copiously illustrated book, complete with a gazetteer of sites to visit, will be the perfect guide to the region for archaeologists and students as well as for the tourist and traveler. 153 illustrations, 20 in color.

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Great Reference Book.......2004-11-23

As a teacher of middle school I found this book to be a great reference in class.

Solid; 3.5.......2004-11-23

This is a very good introduction to the peoples who left behind the impressive mounds in eastern North America. This book is pitched at an undergraduate level. Milner provides a chronologically arranged review of the prehistory of eastern North America. He sticks closely to the archeaology of sites and is careful to avoid speculation beyond what the often modest evidence provides. Milner is a workmanlike writer who does a solid job of describing excavations and their probable significance. The illustrations are very good and there is anice appendix describing sites that can be visited. Deficiencies of this book are that there is relatively little discussion of why cultures changed. Were there climactic factors? Some comparisons with other evolving cultures of the Americas could have been enlightening.

Ancient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands (Ripley P. Bullen Series)

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Ancient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands (Ripley P. Bullen Series)

Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
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Binding: Hardcover

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This collection of essays is designed to revolutionize the way archeologists approach the study of enclosures, clearly illustrating the difficulties in interpreting these sites, and showing that their builders had widely diverse purposes. (Archaeology/Anthropology)

Copper Artifacts in Late Eastern Woodlands Prehistory

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Copper Artifacts in Late Eastern Woodlands Prehistory
Claire Garber Goodman
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Eastern Woodland Indian Designs (The International Design Library)

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Big disappointment!

Eastern Woodland Indian Designs (The International Design Library)
Caren Caraway
Manufacturer: Stemmer House Publishers
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Big disappointment!.......2006-01-05

This book is very disappointing. The only color is on the cover and the designs in the book are rather poorly drawn. Beyond the first few pages NO information is given (about individual design meanings or tribal origin.)

This is as amateurish a publication as I have ever seen.

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The art contained in this portfolio--all from the renowned Chandler-Pohrt Collection--includes colorful men's and women's clothing, buckskin and porcupine quill bags, woven sashes, jewelry, smoking pipes, and other decorative and ceremonial objects, all made between 1800 and 1920. The design and craftsmanship are witness to the creative spirit that endured even in the face of continual governmental attempts at forced assimilation. Replete with twenty-four beautifully printed, unbound, full-color plates, Art of the American Indian Frontier opens the door to the rich world of North American Woodlands and Plains Indian art.

ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FRONTIER The Chandler - Pohrt Collection

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ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FRONTIER The Chandler - Pohrt Collection

Manufacturer: University Of Washington Press
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ASIN: 0295706759

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Art of the American Indian Frontier : The Chandler-Pohrt Collection
David W. Penney
Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
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ASIN: B000OLS7LO

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Art of the American Indian Frontier. The Chandler-Pohrt Collection.
DAVID W. PENNEY
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