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Raymond Bial
The low-lying prairie on which Champaign came to be established was once described as one vast pond where the mud turtle and water moccasin luxuriated, the mosquito wound his bugle…
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A user’s manual with tips and information including choosing the right lens, effects that can be achieved with a zoom lens, zoom tricks and special effects, caring for the zoom…
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This book profiles the Crow people of Montana. Illustrations and photographs, includes a timeline, list of notable Crow people, glossary, list of further resources, list of organizations and websites, and…
This book profiles the Cree people of Quebec, Canada. Illustrations and photographs, includes a timeline, list of notable Cree people, glossary, a list of further resources, a list of organizations…
Presents information on the past and present culture of the Menominee Indians.
This book profiles the Delaware people who were forced from the east and now reside in Oklahoma. Illustrations and photographs, includes a timeline, list of notable Delaware people, glossary, a…
Country Store to Corner Market: Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas offers an enjoyable, engaging, and enlightening look at country stores, from early dry goods and general stores to mom-and-pop markets, green…
Country Store to Corner Market: Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi offers an engaging and enlightening look at country stores from early dry goods stores to mom-and-pop groceries. The book traces the…
Country Store to Corner Market: New York offers an engaging and enlightening look at country stores from early dry goods and general stores to mom-and-pop markets. The book traces the…
Founded as a humble trading post along the Mississippi River 250 years ago, St. Louis has since grown into a thriving metropolis. It appears to be a calm city, but…
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Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of stations on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of…
Native Americans were the first people to call North America home. Each nation, or tribe, has its own history, full of tales of triumph and hardship. The Menominee Nation settled…
Native Americans first came to settle North America many thousands of years ago. The Cree is an ancient group that chose to set up their communities in Quebec, Canada. Their…
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Navajo.
Examines the origins, beliefs, language, and culture of the Sioux, also known as the Dakota Indians.
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Pueblo.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Seminole people.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Ojibwa Indians.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and notable people of the Comanchee Indians.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Haida people.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and notable people of the Cheyenne.
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Apache.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Huron people, also known as the Wyandot.
Native Americans occupy a turbulent, romantic and painful place in our nation’s history and consciousness. At once a symbol of a time long past and a living, vital presence today…
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Inuit people of the Arctic Circle.
In Building America, noted author-photographer Raymond Bial provides an absorbing account of how technology helped shape and define the American landscape from colonial through frontier times. Under discussion are forts…
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Shawnee.
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Wampanoag.
Presents information on the past and present culture of the Arapaho Indians.
North America has been shaped by many people, most importantly the Native Americans who were the first humans to call the continent home. Over thousands of years, numerous groups of…
Over the course of its history, North America has been home to many different animals, including humans. The first humans to call North America home came over thousands of years…
North America has been inhabited by communities since prehistoric times. Some of the oldest communities are now today known as Native American nations, or tribes. This series takes a close…
One Native group that evolved from one of the first tribes is the Crow. This group traveled the migration routes of the buffalo in the Plains. They made peace with…
Thousands of years ago, groups of people came to settle in North America. These people are today known as Native Americans. One group of Native people is called the Huron…
Kris Rickard,Raymond Bial,Raymond Bial
An introduction to the history, customs, and daily lives of the Navajo.
Samantha Nephew,Raymond Bial
Explores the history and traditions of the Choctaw from their settlement in North America to the modern day, describing their belief system, rituals, and notable figures.
