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Matthew George Washington
Located approximately forty miles northwest of Philadelphia, the working-class borough of Pottstown does not immediately come to mind as an influential site of the Black Freedom Struggle. Yet this small…
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Collected here are stories prayers and songs of the Navaho people including A Tale of Kininaekai A Prayer of the Second Day of the Night Chant A Prayer of the…
Matthew Morris
A portable reference to over 80 common species of freshwater fish that inhabit Washington, DC's lakes, rivers and streams, this illustrated 12-panel folding guide provides descriptions of anatomy, a key…
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Matthews Washington
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Five Spanish photographer's visions of the political heart of North America
In the project DC.ES, five Spanish photographers-Juan Baraja, Jesus Madrinan, Paula Anta, Rosell Meseguer and Nicolas Combarro-examine Washington, DC…
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A collection of Navajo oral traditions fully faithful to the 1897 original by Washington Matthews, containing richly detailed legends that remain among the most complete sources of Navajo culture.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Collected here are stories, prayers, and songs of the Navaho people including A Tale of Kininaekai, A Prayer of the Second Day of the Night Chant, A Prayer of the…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Smithsonian Institution - Bureau of Ethnology -T.p.
Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians This book, Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians, by Washington Matthews, is a replication of a book originally published before 1877. It…
A detailed description of a nine-day Navajo ceremony of healing rites, songs, myths, and prayers performed only during frosty weather as observed by nineteenth century ethnologist and linguist Washington Matthews…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1877 Original Publisher: Govt. Print. Off. Subjects: Hidatsa Indians Hidatsa language English language Foreign Language Study / Native American Languages History /…
The Mountain Chant is a nine-day Navajo healing ceremony intended to cure disease, bring rain, and invoke the unseen powers for general benefit. This edition contains the story of the…
Originally published in 1902 and never reprinted, The Night Chant contains one of the few extensive descriptions of this important ceremony. Matthews spent over twenty years working with hatathli, or…
This updated volume discusses the nine-day winter Navajo healing ceremony intended to cure disease, bring rain, and invoke the unseen powers for general benefit.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1877 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
Navajo Silversmiths; Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 167-178, has been considered an important…
Navajo weavers; Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 371-392., has been considered an important…
