Swan Among the Indians: Life of James G. Swan, 1818-1900

Swan Among the Indians: Life of James G. Swan, 1818-1900
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Publisher : Binford & Mort Publishing
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Download or read book Swan Among the Indians: Life of James G. Swan, 1818-1900 written by Lucile Saunders McDonald and published by Binford & Mort Publishing. This book was released on 1972 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-depth biography of James Gilcrest Swan, the first to teach, and live among, the Makah Indians of Neah Bay, record their culture, and collect their artifacts for the Smithsonian Institution. Based largely on his previously unpublished diaries. -- Amazon.


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