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Stewart Culin
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""A Trooper's Narrative of Service in the Anthracite Coal Strike, 1902"" is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a trooper during the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 in…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Twenty-Fourth Annual Report Of The Bureau Of American Ethnology.
Great ethnographic classic describes nearly 100 games: dam combat, turnip lanterns, violet fighting, cherry gaming, many more. Games seen as vestiges of ancient rites and rituals. 147 line illus.
A Trooper’s narrative of service in the Anthracite Coal Strike, 1902 (1903). This book, A Trooper’s narrative of service in the Anthracite Coal Strike 1902 , by Stewart Culin, is…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Mancala, the National Game of Africa, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and…
The most complete work ever prepared on the subject - based on museum collections, travel and ethnographic accounts and author’s own research. 1,112 figures.
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Stewart 1858-1929 Culin
Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of…
Takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. This title shows that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
