Free Downloads Handbook Of North American Indians, Volume 8: California
William C. Sturtevant, general editor; Robert F. Heizer, volume editor. Summarizes what is known of the aboriginal culture forms and practices of about 60 California tribes. Describes the environment, prehistoric archeology, historical archeology, language classification, culture, population numbers since the time of European discovery, and the history of exploration and settlement by Whites.Contains copyright material. L.C. card 77-17162. Item 909-D-1.
Series: Handbook of North American Indians (Book 8)
Hardcover: 816 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution; First Edition edition (April 29, 1978)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0160045746
ISBN-13: 978-0160045745
Product Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 11.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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This is the best book you're going to buy for understanding the many Native American tribes of California. Robin Circadian used this book along with "Culture Element Distributions: IV Pomo" and "The Western Kuksu Cult" by E. M. Loeb as primary reference sources for writing his epic novel "Bloody Islands."
These handbooks of North American Indians by Goddard are some of the most information-replete contain some of the most rare data available. The 100+ dollars for any of these volumes is well worth the money. I've ordered (via interlibrary loans) 3-4 of them (primarily, because I'm a scholar of several groupings of Native North Americans) and have found them beyond enjoyable and fascinating, to say the least. If this is your 'bag of barnucles,' then you can't go wrong with Goddard!
This is a well written comprehensive book concerning the aboriginal past of the Native Californians. Recommended only for those whose interest lies in the Native Californian Indian culture.
This volume, number 8 in the series, is an absolute necessity in anyone's library who studies the Native Americans of California. Edited by the late Dr. Robert Heizer, a student of Alfred Kroeber who authored "Handbook of the Indians of California."
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