American Indian tomahawks, (Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation) [Paperback]

Harold Leslie Peterson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation; 1st edition (1965)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0007ECM8M
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,443,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Long Overdue Reprint, December 5, 2000

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Ryan Johnson (Chattanooga, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Indian Tomahawks (Hardcover)

Peterson educates and inspires with this wonderful book. For years it has been out of print, and one had to pay a small fortune to own a copy. An excellent book for the collector, a must for someone serious about making tomahawks. Our shop copy is already worn out from referencing it! - Ryan Johnson RMJ Forge

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Original Tomahawk Bible, August 3, 2000

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T Smith (Dallas TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Indian Tomahawks (Hardcover)

So far this is pretty much it when it comes to researching this subject. Other books might have more photos of pipe tomahawks and such, but for a decent balance of pics to text this book is a must. Chapters include: The history of the the tomahawk both by native American and others, Blacksmith names and initials used during the span of the tomahawk period. Pipe axes broken down by the types of metals used in production. If I had to say anything negative about this book it would be that not enought of the book was devoted to the subject of Spike/Hammer pole axes, Belt/Trade axes. While it did have chapters covering these types, as these are just about the only historic native American axes/tomahawks that are still encountered in todays market,more information would be better. Over all though this book goes a long way toward answering most of the questions you might have on the subject and for that, no one has out done Peterson yet

3.0 out of 5 stars definition, April 11, 2010

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Donald F. Pelletier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Indian Tomahawks (Hardcover)

Altho I found the text very informative, the pictures lack definition. Not knowing the age of the first edition, I was hoping that some of the pictures would be in colour.