Indianology
Discovering Our Indian Heritage
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Book Details
About the Book
This book is about the many contributions that American Indians have made to the United States and the world since 1492.Examples of these contributions are as follows:
a. Revolutionizing footwear with moccasins.b. Corn or maize, the world’s most valuable staple food.
c. The world’s most famous lullaby.
d. The U.S. Weather Bureau and its signs.
e. The Year Round Tepee in architecture.
f. Environmentalism, reverence for life, conservation of natural resources, and the inspiration from ecology.
About the Author
About the Author Chemistry major, career as science writer-editor for 32 years with research laboratories such as Stanford Research Institute. Veteran World War II, 3 years Army /O.S.S. Leisure writing included poetry, novels, short stories, short-short stories, magazine articles, newspaper features, columns, and editorials. Published little magazine on Indians. Did research with brother Frank on Sioux and Chevenne Indians for historical novel published in 1963.Four prize-winning poems in four different forms: sestina, ode, sonnet, and narrative.