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The plains of North America and their inhabitants
- Title
- The plains of North America and their inhabitants / Richard Irving Dodge ; edited by Wayne R. Kime.
- Author
- Dodge, Richard Irving, 1827-1895.
- Publication
- Newark, New Jersey : University of Delaware Press, ©1989.
- ©1989
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F594 .D629 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kime, Wayne R.
- Description
- 477 pages : illustrations, charts, portrait; 25 cm
- Subject
- 1860-1890
- Geschichte 1860-1880
- Animals > West (U.S.)
- Indians of North America > West (U.S.)
- Animals > Great Plains
- Indians of North America > Great Plains
- Animals
- Indians of North America
- Travel
- Quelle
- Reisebericht
- Tiere
- West (U.S.) > Description and travel
- Great Plains > Description and travel
- West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890
- Great Plains
- West United States
- USA > Weststaaten
- Indianer
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The plains: General description ; Surface ; Climate ; Storms ; Travel ; Camp -- Game: How to get it ; Buffalo, including mountain or wood buffalo ; Wild cattle ; Elk ; Black-tailed deer ; Red deer, or white-tailed deer ; Antelope ; Mountain sheep--big horn ; Wolves, jack rabbit, rock rabbit, and prairie dog ; Other animals, including grizzly, cinnamon, and black bears; cougar, or puma; panther and wildcat ; Game birds of the plains, viz.: 'cock of the plains' [sage grouse]; dusky grouse; sharp-tailed grouse; ruffed grouse; pinnated grouse; wild turkey; rock partridge; quail and other birds ; Fish and fishing -- Indians: Introduction; boyhood; the ordeal; the warrior ; Tribal government ; Religion ; The medicine dance ; Happy hunting grounds ; Burial of the dead ; Love, courtship, and marriage ; Social life ; Gambling, drinking, amusements, singing, and dancing ; Names ; Disease ; Food ; Clothing ; Employment ; Trade ; Drilling ; Fighting ; Captives ; Scalping ; Stealing ; Trailing ; Travelling ; Cruelty ; Ponies ; 'Squaw men' ; Conclusion -- Explanatory notes -- Textual commentary -- List of emendations -- List of rejected variants -- Lists of hyphenated compounds.
- ISBN
- 0874133440
- 9780874133448
- LCCN
- 87040706
- OCLC
- ocm18162486
- 18162486
- SCSB-1731793
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library