The trail book /
by Mary Austin ; with illustrations by Milo Winter.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918
- Summary
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In the New York Museum of Natural History, two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast landscapes of the pre-Columbian continent. Along the way, the children discover the lifeways of the ancient Native Americans and the natural worlds they inhabited, as well as the impact on both Indians and wildlife from contact with European explorers and Euro-Americans.
- Note
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Includes: Glossary of Indian and Spanish names on p. [285]-[305].
Colored frontispiece and colored plates facing p. 62, 102 and 192. Black and white illustrations on p. 1, 7, 15, 32, 50, 70, [95], 96, 124, 144, 146, 166, 186, 206, 225, 243 and 267.
Verso of t.p.: Published October 1918.
- Physical Description
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[2], xi, [1], 304, [2] p. (first p. and last p. blank), [4] leaves of plates :
ill. (some col.) ;
22 cm.
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