Customer Review: This book is in no way a serious study of the topic of Indian mounds, and is so poorly written that the zingers leap off nearly every page. Of course the author brings up the hoary chestnut of the ancient copper trade between Indians in Michigan and the Phoenicians, which perhaps is an interesting... more info
Customer Review: This book, with its high-quality photographs and descriptions of numerous artifacts of Native American history and culture, provides a succinct and focused glimpse into a world of great human achievement, high civilization, and expressions of appreciation of nature embodied in arts and crafts. The... more info
Customer Review: I checked this book out of the library to use in a research paper and decided that I had to have my own copy. Eleven essays written by native peoples of the North Pacific coast relate their history and practices in beautiful prose and wisdom that one can read over and over and still get something... more info
Customer Review: This book was one of the best required readings I've done in my higher education - both in college and in grad school. I really enjoyed learning about a culture with which I was formerly not familiar, and I'm glad to have a different cultural mindset from which to learn. The authors are very clear,... more info