Science Encounters the Indian, 1820-1880: The Early Years of American Ethnology

Science Encounters the Indian, 1820-1880: The Early Years of American Ethnology
ISBN-10
0806135719
ISBN-13
9780806135717
Category
Social Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2003-05-01
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Author
Robert E. Bieder

Description

Brilliantly written and copiously footnoted, this book details the life and work of five central figures in the development of American anthropology: Albert Gallatin, Samuel G. Morton, Ephraim G. Squier, Henry R. Schoolcraft, and Lewis Henry Morgan.Plains Anthropologist

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