Indians of the North American Plains

by Virginia Luling

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Published 1978 by Macdonald Educational in London .
Written in English

Places:

• Great Plains,
• Great Plains.
Subjects:

• Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature.,
• Indians of North America -- Great Plains.

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About the Edition

Introduces the history and culture of the Plains Indians and discusses their life in the modern world.

Edition Notes

Statement	[by] Virginia Luling.
Series	Surviving peoples
Classifications
LC Classifications	E78.G73 L84 1978
The Physical Object
Pagination	48 p. :
Number of Pages	48
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL4431754M
ISBN 10	0356059502
LC Control Number	79065842
OCLC/WorldCa	6014319

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