A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest
- ISBN-10
- 0806140240
- ISBN-13
- 9780806140247
- Series
- A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 415
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Civilization of the American I
- Authors
- Robert H. Ruby, John Arthur Brown, Cary C. Collins
Description
The Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest inhabit a vast region extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from California to British Columbia. This revised reference profiles 150 of these tribes and offers an expanded selection of photographs.
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- 2013-02-27
- 464 pages
- Ebook
- University of Oklahoma Press
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- 2013-02-27
- 448 pages
- Paperback
- University of Oklahoma Press
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- 1992
- 289 pages
- Paperback
- University of Oklahoma Press
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- 1986-01-01
- 289 pages
- Paperback
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
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