Everyday Life of the North American Indian

Everyday Life of the North American Indian by Jon Manchip White. Published by Indian Head Books, New York, NY, 1993. Republication 3rd Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. 256 Pgs. ISBN 0880291788. The story of the Native American from his earliest beginnings, through his subsequent career as a nomad and a hunter, when he spread throughout the length and breadth of the New World, and describes how he eventually settled down as a farmer and, before the advent of the Europeans, created brilliant and varied cultures distinguished by their elaborate architecture and forms of art. The author devotes a separate chapter to each of the Native American's main activities at the period of his greatest glory; as hunter and farmer, as athlete and warrior, as spouse and parent, as witch doctor and worshipper, as artist and craftsman. Illustrated with black and white photos. Description text copyright 2017 BooksForComfort. Item ID 31854.