Frank Speck (Over 1,100 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. This study explores the traditional dances and ceremonies of the Eastern Cherokees. Many of the dances are no longer practised, so that the book provides a valuable record for researchers into the Cherokee tribal history and folklore.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This study explores the traditional dances and ceremonies of the Eastern Cherokees. Many of the dances are no longer practised, so that the book provides a valuable record for researchers into the Cherokee tribal history and folklore.

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps. Second PB Edition. Trade PB in glossy illustrated wraps. Fine. xxiv, 112pp inc. textual footnotes, Preface to First Edition, Notes, Bibliography Index; illustrated in photos and drawings. 112 p. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint of 1949 Edition. Investigates the religious rites of the Cayuga tribe: the thanksgiving for the blessings of life and health performed in long houses on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. Rites, dances, and the medicine societies are described. 192 pages plus 16 plates. May have black line on page edge.; 6 x 9".…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; a date and number are stamped on the ffep; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black and yellow lettering. 134 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Traditionally, the Cherokees dance to ensure individual health and social welfare. According to legend, the dance songs bequeathed to them by the Stone Coat monster will assuage all the ills of life that the monster brought. Winter dance (including the Booger Dance, which expresses the Cherokees' anxiety at the white invasion) are to be given only during times of frost, lest they affect the growth of vegetation by attracting cold and death. The summer dance (the Green Corn Ceremony and the Ballplayer's Dance) are associated with crops and vegetation. Other dances are purely for social intercourse and entertainment or are prompted by specific events in the community. When it was first published in 1951, this description of the dances of a conservative Eastern Cherokee band was hailed as a scholarly contribution that could not be duplicated, Frank G. Speak and Leonard Broom had achieved the close and sustained interaction that very best ethnological fieldwork requires. Their principal informant, will West Long, upheld the unbroken ceremonial tradition of the Big Cove band, near Cherokee, North Carolina.".…

1949/1977/1995. North America, Native Americans. University of Nebraska Press.192p and 16 plates, very good/fine paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Rpt 1949 edition Quantity Available: 1. Category: American Indians; ISBN: 0919645151. ISBN/EAN: 9780919645158. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21350.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo, reprint, illustrated, pages clean and tight. Bound in green boards, white and blue lettering, very good, wrapped in a good dust jacket , just one small edge tears, some rubbing on back panel of jacket otherwise a good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Contents are tight and clean; ex-library.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal corner bumping. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 8vo. 489, (vi) pages. Soft cover bound in tan wrappers. Rubbing and wear to the binding. Foxing. A sound copy. Includes articles on "The Life of Montfort Stokes in the Indian Territory" by Grant Foreman, "The Catawba Nation and its Neighbors" by Frank G. Speck, and others.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very clean book. Black and white illustrations. Pictures on request.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. pp. 18.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House. Book.