![The Native People of Alaska: Traditional Living in a Northern Land (Fourth Edition)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/519/078/1586078519.0.m.jpg)
The Native People of Alaska: Traditional Living in a Northern Land (Fourth Edition)
by Steve J. Langdon
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0936425814
- ISBN 13
- 9780936425818
- Seller
-
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Item Price
NZ$26.18NZ$23.57
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Greatland Graphics, 2002. Paperback. New. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes photos, illustrations, and maps. 128 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Where in Alaska can you find mummies? How could Aleut hunters capture whales while staying home sick in bed? Why were totem poles built? Who settled fights with a duel of singing? Why would an Inupiat woman offer a drink of water to a dead whale?
You will be able to answer all of these questions after reading this fascinating book about the people who have been inhabiting and successfully surviving in "The Great Land" for more than 200 generations: the Native people of Alaska.
This comprehensive, easy to read, introductory guide to Alaska's first inhabitants focuses on their lifestyles, traditions and culture at the time of first contact with Europeans.
Supplemented with more than 50 historic and contemporary photos and six maps. The Native People of Alaska also explores the rapid changes and challenges facing Alaska natives today.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Where in Alaska can you find mummies? How could Aleut hunters capture whales while staying home sick in bed? Why were totem poles built? Who settled fights with a duel of singing? Why would an Inupiat woman offer a drink of water to a dead whale?
You will be able to answer all of these questions after reading this fascinating book about the people who have been inhabiting and successfully surviving in "The Great Land" for more than 200 generations: the Native people of Alaska.
This comprehensive, easy to read, introductory guide to Alaska's first inhabitants focuses on their lifestyles, traditions and culture at the time of first contact with Europeans.
Supplemented with more than 50 historic and contemporary photos and six maps. The Native People of Alaska also explores the rapid changes and challenges facing Alaska natives today.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Anthropologists Closet
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200502
- Title
- The Native People of Alaska: Traditional Living in a Northern Land (Fourth Edition)
- Author
- Steve J. Langdon
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0936425814
- ISBN 13
- 9780936425818
- Publisher
- Greatland Graphics
- Place of Publication
- Anchorage, Alaska, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Alaska, Native Americans, Tribes, Aleut, Inupiat, Whale hunters, Local history, US history, American history, Tlingit, Unangan, Eskimos, Sugpiaq, Alutiiq, Yupiit, Athabaskans, Haida, Culture, Traditions,
Terms of Sale
The Anthropologists Closet
We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard providing accurate book descriptions. If for any reason you are not satisfied we will offer a refund and free return shipping.
About the Seller
The Anthropologists Closet
Biblio member since 2022
Des Moines, Iowa
About The Anthropologists Closet
The Anthropologists Closet is a small mother-daughter-owned online bookstore. We offer a wide range of academic non-fiction books, a large collection of art catalogs, signed books, and an extensive history and military collection. We uphold high ethical standards and are dedicated to ensuring that our listings are accurate and that our customers are satisfied. Our books are packaged with care in a secure book box mailer with tracking. We offer full refunds and free return shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...