The Ghost-Dance Religion and Wounded Knee
- ISBN-10
- 0486143333
- ISBN-13
- 9780486143330
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-15
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- James Mooney
Description
Classic of American anthropology explores messianic cult behind Indian resistance, from Pontiac to the 1890s. Extremely detailed and thorough. Originally published in 1896 by the Bureau of American Ethnology. 38 plates, 49 other illustrations.
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