Everyday Life Among the American Indians: 1800 to 1900 (Writer's Guide to Everyday Life Series) - Softcover

Moulton, Candy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898799961 ISBN 13: 9780898799965

Publisher: Writers Digest Books, 2001

Synopsis

The lives of American Indians and the vital role they played in American history has been riddled with stereotypes and falsehoods. Everyday Life Among the American Indians corrects decades of misinformation with insightful, accurate scholarship that belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in reading--or writing--the real story.

Covering more than 500 tribes and utilizing maps, illustrations, chronologies, and detailed overviews of day-to-day life, this invaluable reference for writers, researchers and students is at once comprehensive yet strikingly accessible. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and beyond, author Candy Moulton vividly portrays the disappearing cultures of 19th century American Indians with dignity and dynamic detail, including information on:

* Tribal leadership and religion
* Weaponry and warfare
* Food and shelter
* Tools and medicine
* Languages and customs
* Crime and punishment

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Everyday Life series helps writers, students and researchers save valuable time and bring richness and historical accuracy to their work. Each guide describes the food, clothes, customs, slang, occupations, religions, politics and other historical details that are so often difficult to find.

About the Author:

Candy Moulton is the author of Everyday Life in the Wild West, as well as four other books of Western history. In addition to articles and photography published in Time, Wild West, American Cowboy, Southwest Art, and the Denver Post, Moulton is also the editor of Roundup, the magazine of the Western Writers of America. She lives in Encampment, Wyoming.

About this edition

• Publisher: Writers Digest Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0898799961
• ISBN 13: 9780898799965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273