Reachable stars : patterns in the ethnoastronomy of eastern North America / George E. Lankford.

Author/creator Lankford, George E., 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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Subjects

Contents Four ethnoastronomies -- The star husband -- The morning stars -- The morning star of the Winnebago -- Stars in the north : bears, biers, and boats -- The star cluster -- The star women -- The path through the stars -- The starry hand -- The serpent in the stars -- Some ethnoastronomical insights.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-297) and index.
LCCN 2006039790
ISBN9780817315689 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817315683
ISBN9780817354282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN081735428X

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Joyner General Stacks E 98.C79 L36 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold