Historical Dictionary of Early North America (Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras)

314 Pages·2004·1.25 MB·English

by  Cameron B. Wesson

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Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations
and Historical Eras
Series editor: Jon Woronoff
1. Ancient Egypt, Morris L. Bierbrier, 1999.
2. Ancient Mesoamerica,Joel W. Palka, 2000.
3. Pre-Colonial Africa, Robert O. Collins, 2001.
4. Byzantium, John H. Rosser, 2001.
5. Medieval Russia,Lawrence N. Langer, 2001.
6. Napoleonic Era, George F. Nafziger, 2001.
7. Ottoman Empire,Selcuk Aksin Somel, 2003.
8. Mongol World Empire,Paul D. Buell, 2003.
9. Mesopotamia,Gwendolyn Leick, 2003.
10. Ancient and Medieval Nubia,Richard A. Lobban Jr., 2003.
11. The Vikings, Katherine Holman, 2003.
12. The Renaissance, Charles G. Nauert, 2004.
13. Ancient Israel, Niels Peter Lemche, 2004.
14. The Hittites, Charles Burney, 2004.
15. Early North America, Cameron B. Wesson, 2005.
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Historical Dictionary
of Early North America
Cameron B. Wesson
Historical Dictionaries of
Ancient Civilizations and
Historical Eras, No. 15
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Oxford
2005
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Historical dictionary of early North America / Cameron B. Wesson.
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Dedicated to the indigenous peoples of North America
and those who have devoted themselves to their study.
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Contents
Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff ix
Acknowledgments xi
Reader’s Note xiii
Acronyms and Abbreviations xv
Maps xvii
Chronology xix
Introduction xxiii
THE DICTIONARY 1
Appendix A: Museums with North American Collections 217
Appendix B: Major North American Archaeological Sites
Available for Public Tours 231
Bibliography 243
About the Author 273
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