The Huron: Farmers of the NorthThis remarkable reconstruction of the sedentary, agricultural, but warlike life of the Huron underscores the importance of studying Huron life, since the Huron were wiped out by other Iroquoians in the 17th Century. |
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| Title | The Huron: Farmers of the North Case studies in cultural anthropology |
| Author | Bruce G. Trigger |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 0030316898, 9780030316890 |
| Length | 164 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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