The Tlingit Indians (Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History) [Hardcover]

George T. Emmons (Author), Frederica de Laguna (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History | Publication Date: August 1991

This is the comprehensive study of the Tlingit Indians by Lieutenant George Emmons, who was stationed in Alaska in the 1880s and 1890s. Drawing on her long personal experience with the Tlingit, noted anthropologist de Laguna has organized Emmons's unfinished manuscript and made significant additions. "A comprehensive and definitive work that will be of interest to the general reader and indispensable to students and specialists in the field. It is the most important single resource now available on the Tlingit people." - Richard L. Dauenhauer, Science

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"A comprehensive and definitive work that will be of interest to the general reader and indispensable to students and specialists in the field. It is the most important single resource now available on the Tlingit people." Richard L. Dauenhauer, Science "The book deserves praise in the first place for its documentary value and the thorough use of archival sources by the author."--Anthropos, 103.2008

About the Author

Frederica de Laguna, professor emeritus of anthropology at Bryn Mawr College, is the author of the three-volume Under Mount Saint Elias (on the Tlingit of Yakutat) and numerous other works on Alaska archaeology and ethnography.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 530 pages
• Publisher: University of Washington Press; First edition (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888947445
• ISBN-13: 978-0888947444
• ASIN: 0295970081
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,379,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic masterpiece, September 7, 2011

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Frederic (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tlingit Indians (Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History) (Hardcover)

This is an absolutely beautiful volume and a classic work on the Tlingit Indians. Emmons' original text was organized and completed by the late Freddie de Laguna, herself a major figure in the anthropology of the northwest (and a super person). The volume is well illustrated with historic photographs. The production is superb, from editing to paper selection and printing, and the large format volume would be a suitable coffee-table book - even beyond its scholarly value. This is a work that belongs in any library focusing on the Indians of the northwest.

5.0 out of 5 stars bad ass, December 4, 2011

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tsirku - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tlingit Indians (Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History) (Hardcover)

Living in the chilkat valley ,i do know that the tlinget people, who live in the village of klukwon 23 miles up the chilkat river at the confluence of the tsirku and klehini, used this book to formulate plans of the cultural center they built about 2006. Outstanding book that i would recommend to anyone living in the chilkat valley to see what a great culture they once were. I bought mine 10 years ago and it was more expensive then but its well worth the 64 dollars. Well made , great paper, ......one that you'll pass on