The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded by Mead, George R.

The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780989092791)

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The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded by Mead, George R.

The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded

$36.25
The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded by Mead, George R.

The Ethnobotany of the California Indians: Revised, Updated, Expanded

$36.25
Format: Paperback
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The Ethnobotany of the California Indians, revised, updated, expanded, from the First Edition (2003), is a compilation of 1,343 plants listed in alphabetic order by their scientific names. For each of the listings, depending upon the available literature, there are sub-headings that note by the tribe how the plant was utilized: Food; Material; Medicine; Miscellaneous. In addition, there are sections that provide the native terminology if available, Citations, as well as a Notes section presenting information on such things as food value, hazardous properties, etc. There is a full Reference Section and four Appendices: Tribal Listing by Plant Entry Number; Native Orthography; Plants Synonyms; and a Glossary.

Author: George R. Mead
ISBN-10: 0989092798
ISBN-13: 9780989092791
Publisher: E-Cat Worlds Press
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2014
Pages: 698
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.02lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d
By George R. Mead
By George R. Mead
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George R. Mead began to study anthropology in 1962 after being discharged (honorably) from the U. S. Army, Combat Engineers. He eventually received his degrees, a B.A., an M. A., and a Ph. D. in his chosen field, and many years later an M. S. W. in Clinical Social Work. He has worked in aerospace, taught at the college and university levels, worked in a community action agency, ran a restaurant, been unemployed, and worked for the U. S. Forest Service. He is now retired from the work-a-day world but does a certain amount of consulting, writing, and research. He lives seven miles outside of the small town of La Grande, Oregon, with his wife, and two cats.

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