Grass Games & Moon Races: California Indian Games and Toys [Paperback]

Jeannine Gendar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

Dozens of traditional games are described through personal accounts, anecdotes, photographs, and drawings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

''[Gendar's] vivid prose renders the games visible in the mind's eye.''--American Indian Culture and Research Journal ''Grass Games and Moon Races is a collection of games played by California's native people and is richly anecdotal, written with both affection and humor. It will appeal to a wide range of readers, from anthropologists to arm-chair students of Native American culture -- and kids who simply want to learn a new game! In a clear, easy-to-read style, dozens of games (some that are ''extinct,'' many that are being played today) are described. They range from field games such as Indian football to gambling games such as ''stick dice'' to entertainments such as cat's cradles. Grass Games and Moon Races is wonderfully illustrated with dozens of photographs (both historic and contemporary), and drawings of games and players. --Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Jeannine Gendar has been working with California Indian communities since 1987. She is the former managing editor of News from Native California, a quarterly magazine devoted to California Indian history and ongoing culture, and is currently an editor at Heyday.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Heyday (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930588568
• ISBN-13: 978-0930588564
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,758,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)