Billard jules b chief (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Billard, Jules B., chief National Geographic Book Service. WE AMERICANS. Washington DC: National Geographic Book Service (1975). FIRSTEDITION. 659 illustrations including 439 photographs. 456pp with index. Folio (11" wide x 12 1/4" tall). Gilt spine imprint with color illustratedcovers. Brown cloth (hardcover). The exterior is shelfworn. The book's interior is unmarked, clean, tightly bound and generally in good condition.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Very large size book, 1st Printing. With the measured dignity of some timeless Indian chant the words come rolling: You see, I stand in good relation to the earth. to the gods. to all that is beautiful. You see, I am alive, I am alive. That expression of the North American Indian's personal philosophy sets a cadence in the opening chapter of this book. It is a view of a world in balance, of man in harmony with the earth and all things on it. Untold centuries of adaptation to the environment forged the equations. They echo today among a people whose rebounding numbers total perhaps as many as when Columbus arrived to call them "Indios." Descendants of Ice Age Asiatics, aboriginal Americans developed cultures as varied as the regions they settled. Life-styles blossomed in rich array. Now, in 400 fact-filled pages of this remarkable volume, you can explore those many fascinating worlds. Ten distinguished scholar-guide you. Dare flashing flukes of a whale with intrepid seamen of the Pacific northwest and join in their elaborate potlatches. Play stickball-"younger brother of war"-with woodland farmers or go on an Iroquois raid. Count coup with Plains warriors, beseech rain gods with Hopi Snake dancers, learn that Indian languages-whee one word may contain all the elements of a sentence-can hardly be called "primitive." Use the book's tribal supplement and 321/2-by-371/2-inch cultural map to discover details about nearly 600 tribes of the United States and Canada. More than 440 illustrations-362 in full color-enrich this vivid account of the American Indian's beliefs, customs, crafts, and accomplishments. ndios." Descendants of ice Age Asiatics, aboriginal Americans developed cultures as varied as the regions they settled. Life-styles blossomed in rich array. Now, in 400 fact filled pages of this remarkable volume, you can explore those many fascinating (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Meets or exceeds the good condition guidelines. Nice copy. Gift inscription inside cover. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.