Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Enlarged Edition.
Gilmore, Melvin R.
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Enlarged Edition. - Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (309 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Errata; Preface; Introduction; Neglected Opportunities; Ethnic Botany; Influence of Flora on Human Activities and Culture; Influence of Human Population on Flora; Taxonomic List of Plants Used by Indians of the Missouri River Region; Ancient and Modern Phytoculture by the Tribes; Conclusion; Drawings; Glossary of Plant Names; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as well. Readers will find here, conveniently described, the uses that Plains Indians made of the wild plants they collected and of those plants they cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1919, reveals cultures that evolved in close harmony with their environment.
9780803274013
Botany--Missouri River Valley.
Ethnobotany--Missouri River Valley.
Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley--Ethnobotany.
Botany--Missouri River Valley.
Botany, Economic.
Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley.
Indians of North America--Medicine.
Electronic Books.
E99 / .U847 2014
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Enlarged Edition. - Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (309 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Errata; Preface; Introduction; Neglected Opportunities; Ethnic Botany; Influence of Flora on Human Activities and Culture; Influence of Human Population on Flora; Taxonomic List of Plants Used by Indians of the Missouri River Region; Ancient and Modern Phytoculture by the Tribes; Conclusion; Drawings; Glossary of Plant Names; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as well. Readers will find here, conveniently described, the uses that Plains Indians made of the wild plants they collected and of those plants they cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1919, reveals cultures that evolved in close harmony with their environment.
9780803274013
Botany--Missouri River Valley.
Ethnobotany--Missouri River Valley.
Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley--Ethnobotany.
Botany--Missouri River Valley.
Botany, Economic.
Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley.
Indians of North America--Medicine.
Electronic Books.
E99 / .U847 2014