The Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians [Hardcover]

Adolph L. Dial (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

LJ's reviewer dubbed this history of this little-known tribe of North Carolina Indians an "excellent study" (LJ 5/15/75).
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Indian Historian Pr; 1ST edition (June 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913436283
• ISBN-13: 978-0913436288
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,558,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Special Groups > Native American Studies

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great history of a little-known Native American tribe, August 3, 2000

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KC "KC" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians (Iroquois & Their Neighbors) (Paperback)

My father is a Lumbee who was born and raised in Pembroke, North Carolina. Unfortunately, in California, it's next to impossible to find out information on the Lumbee Indians in any general text on Native Americans. This book, along with "To Die Game" (which I first read as a teenager) are the two best resources on Lumbee history I have run across.Like many people out there, I've always wanted to know something about my ancestors, and Mr. Dial seems to know just about everything. I've never met him but he is spoken very highly about by my relatives, and upon reading "The Only Land I Know" I can see why!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, March 5, 2007

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Melissa A. Ebaugh "happymama" (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians (Iroquois & Their Neighbors) (Paperback)

My father also is a Lumbee from Pembroke NC. Information about our tribe is very hard to find, yet this book helps answer many questions. Thankfully my father lets me know who is who which is helpful, since I have never lived in Pembroke. I highly recommend this book to anyone, Indian or not who would love to learn more about a beautiful native culture.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful overview of lumbee history, August 7, 2011

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chris s - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians (Iroquois & Their Neighbors) (Paperback)

As a person whose parents are from a Cheraw tribal community, this book helped to inspire me to research and write my own book on my communities history, "The Indians of North Florida". The simple and easy to read layout is great and should be on the shelf of everyone interested in SE Indian history and ethnography.