Name/Title
Encounters at the Heart of the WorldEntry/Object ID
305.897522 F466eDescription
We used to know of the Mandan Indians— iconic plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the center of the North American universe mostly because Lewis and Clark wintered in their midst in 1804-1805. But these prosperous villagers had a rich history, which Elizabeth A. Fenn retrieves in Encounters at the Heart of the World. The story emerges from Fenn's own encounters as well as from new archaeological findings and relevant work in anthropology, geology, climatology, epidemiology, and nutritional science. This pathbreaking, readable account of centuries of Mandan prosperity gives us a new perspective on early American history, inviting us to watch it unfold among native peoples at the very center of the continent.Book Details
Author
Fenn, Elizabeth A.Date Published
Jan 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014Call No.
305.897522 F466eISBN
9780809042395Notes
Copy No. 1