The Mobilian Trade Language by Crawford, James M - 1978

Knoxville, TN: University of Tennesse Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870492535 .

Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with silver lettering on the spine. 142 historical and informative pages! "Europeans who traveled through the interior parts of southeastern North America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were impressed by the variety of languages spoken by the Indians. As they advanced, either by land or by water, from one village to another, they frequently discovered that each village spoke a different language. As a rule, the travelers took along Indian guides whom they could use as interpreters for some of the languages, and they acquired additional guides and interpreters from villages along the route. Occasionally, however, the only means of communication was by signs, since… Read More

University of Tennessee Press, 1978. Hardcover. New. The book is in a new dust jacket.

University of Tennessee Press, 1978. Hardcover. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.