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Indians of Southern California (Sherman Pamphlets-Number 2)
by Ruth Underhill
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$19.71A$13.80
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Branch of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1941 Branch of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. 1941. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the half title page. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to lower front tip; small scrapes to front wrap. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 73 pp 4to. The original Southern California Indian tribes have been given Spanish names associated with the Missions built for them and many tribes are extinct. This paper treats of the most important tribes still identifiable and retaining some tribal life, language and customs. These are the Luiseno, Cahuilla, Serrano, Cupeno Dieguerio. They stretch in an east and west line from the Pacific across the mountains to the desert that borders the Colorado River. This book covers their life in the tribe, life in the family, life and the Gods, and their history. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016218
- Title
- Indians of Southern California (Sherman Pamphlets-Number 2)
- Author
- Ruth Underhill
- Illustrator
- Velino Herrera
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Branch of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California Indians, California Indian Tribes, Catholic Missions, Jesuit Missions, Mission Indians, Christianization, Diggers, Chumash, Gabrielino, Fenrandeno, Juanano, Luiseno, Cahuilla, Serrano, Cupeno Dieguerio, Indian languages, Indian Culture,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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