INDIANS OF THE GREATER SOUTHEAST by Bonnie G. McEwan (Editor), Bonnie G McEwan ( 9780813020860 )

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Title:

INDIANS OF THE GREATER SOUTHEAST
HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOHISTORY

By:

Bonnie G. McEwan (Editor), Bonnie G McEwan

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0813020867

ISBN 13:

9780813020860

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA

Pub. date:

1 January, 2001

Pages:

352

Description:

This volume brings together a group of scholars to summarize the development of Native American cultures in the southeastern United States after 1500. The contributors integrate archaeological, documentary and ethnohistorical evidence in examining these diverse southeastern Indian cultures.

Synopsis:

"If you have ever wondered about the Indian tribes who lived in the American Southeast at the time of European settlement, this book is for you. . . . Eleven of the nation s top historical archaeologists tackle eleven of the Indian nations that occupied the territory from Florida to Texas. They include some of the best known but little-understood American tribes--the Cherokee, the Natchez, and the Caddo."--American Archaeology"A critically needed summary of current knowledge of southeastern Native Americans during the colonial encounter. . . . For historians, archaeologists, and ethnohistorians, this is a valuable source of information which was previously hard to find."--Elizabeth J. Reitz, University of Georgia"This important volume will be of interest to anyone, whether scholar or layman, who wants to learn about the Indians of the southeastern United States. The authors are among the most respected authorities on the Indian societies chosen for inclusion."--Chester B. DePratter, University of South CarolinaThis volume brings together a stellar group of scholars to summarize what we know of the development of native American cultures in the southeastern United States after 1500. The authors integrate archaeological, documentary, and ethnohistorical evidence in the most comprehensive examination of diverse southeastern Indian cultures published in decades.ContentsIntroduction by Bonnie G. McEwan1. The Timucua Indians of Northern Florida and Southern Georgia, by Jerald T. Milanich2. The Guale Indians of the Lower Atlantic Coast: Change and Continuity, by Rebecca Saunders3. The Apalachee Indians of Northwest Florida, by Bonnie G. McEwan4. The Chickasaws, by Jay K. Johnson5. The Caddo of the Trans-Mississippi South, by Ann M. Early6. The Natchez of Southwest Mississippi, by Karl G. Lorenz7. The Quapaw Indians of Arkansas, 1673-1803, by George Sabo III8. Cherokee Ethnohistory and Archaeology, by Gerald F. Schroedl9. Upper Creek Archaeology, by Gregory A. Waselkov and Marvin T. Smith10. The Lower Creeks: Origins and Early History, by John E. Worth11. Archaeological Perspectives on Florida Seminole Ethnogenesis, by Brent R. Weisman This title is published in conjunction with the Society for Historical ArchaeologyBonnie G. McEwan is director of archaeology at Mission San Luis in Tallahassee, Florida. Her publications include The Spanish Missions of La Florida, The Apalachee Indians and Mission San Luis (with John H. Hann), and numerous monographs and journal articles."

Illustrations:

8 illustrations, 26 maps, 9 tables, notes, bibliography, index

Publication:

Imprint:

University Press of Florida

Returns:

Returnable

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