Dictionary of the American Indian [Hardcover]

John Stoutenburgh Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 1990

An A to Z guide to Indian history, legend and lore.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 465 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy (March 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517694166
• ISBN-13: 978-0517694169
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,837,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book does have many Native American words, January 3, 2007

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Robert Pearson (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dictionary of the American Indian (Hardcover)

I disagree with the previous reviewer. This book has 459 pages, and each one of them has many words in Native American languages. You'll have to see a copy for yourself, but don't take someone's word for it....there are over 2500 Native American words listed here.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not recommended, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dictionary of the American Indian (Hardcover)

The title is misleading.very few definitions.words like french,furniture, fur trading.some information doe's not check out to be correct.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to date, August 20, 2011

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galvtsi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dictionary of the American Indian (Hardcover)

I have had a copy of this book since it came out. I keep hoping to get an electronic copy. I am Cherokee. Where in the book does it tell about Tahlequah, Oklahoma? This is the center of the Oklahoma band of the Cherokee. This is where the Cherokee National Holiday is celebrated. It states that Sequoia developed the Cherokee written language. His name was really Soquili. Check the book "Tell them they lie" written by Traveler Bird, a decendant of Soquili. More research needs to be done.