The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present de Weslager, C. A - 1983

Cranbury, NJ: University of Delaware Press, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; foxing to the outer page edges; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Extremely rare and hard-to-find title! Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 295 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Very scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "This volume, which covers a 385-year period from the time the Europeans 'discovered' the Nanticoke Indians down to the present, is the first comprehensive account of the tribe. It has required an interdisciplinary approach since it is necessary to touch on sociology, ethnography, and applied folklore. Moreover, anthropology could not be ignored in contrasting modern Nanticoke life styles with the cultural framework of the tribe's original occupation. Although the book is intended as a tribal chronicle, emphasis is given to white attitudes toward members of the tribe in both the past and present.......