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margaretatwoodIn her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives... Continue »
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    The Year of the Flood

    Margaret Atwood

How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine & Crafts (Deluxe Clothbound Edition)

by Frances Densmore

How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine & Crafts (Deluxe Clothbound Edition) Cover

ISBN13: 9780486230191
ISBN10: 0486230198
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

A renowned ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution offers a fascinating wealth of material on nearly 200 plants that were used by the Chippewas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The volume provides an emphasis on wild plants and their lesser-known uses. "A fascinating, well-illustrated study." — Grand Rapids Gazette. 33 plates.

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Ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution offers a wealth of material on nearly 200 plants used by Chippewas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Emphasis on wild plants and lesser-known uses. "A fascinating, well-illustrated study." — "Grand Rapids Gazette." 33 plates.<BR>
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780486230191
Author:
Densmore, Frances
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Densmore
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Native American Studies
Subject:
Indians of north america
Subject:
Botany
Subject:
Native American
Subject:
Botany, medical
Subject:
Medicinal plants
Subject:
Ethnobotany
Subject:
Ojibwa Indians
Subject:
Indians of North America -- Ethnobotany.
Subject:
Ojibwa Indians -- Ethnobotany.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Subject:
Life Sciences - Botany
Subject:
General Social Science
Subject:
Ethnobotany -- North America.
Copyright:
1974
Edition Number:
Dover ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series:
Deluxe Clothbound Edition
Series Volume:
462
Publication Date:
June 1974
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
155
Dimensions:
926x616x42 61
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