Uses Of Plants By The Indians Of The Missouri River Region Enlarged Edition

Download or read book Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, Enlarged Edition written by Melvin R. Gilmore and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of ethnobotany, "Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region" has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as well. Readers will find here, conveniently described, the uses that Plains Indians made of the wild plants they collected and of those plants they cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1919, reveals cultures that evolved in close harmony with their environment.a"