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Author:
Bender, Nathan E., 1957- author.
Title:
The art of the English trade gun in North America / Nathan E. Bender.
Publisher:
McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
vii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject:
Indians of North America--Warfare--Miscellanea.
Firearms--Decoration--United States.
Firearms--United States--History.
Indian mythology--North America.
Indians of North America--Antiquities.
Firearms.
Firearms--Decoration.
Indian mythology.
Indians of North America--Antiquities.
Indians of North America--Warfare.
North America.
United States.
History.
Miscellanea.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Light Fusils for the Iroquois -- Broad Arrow and Sitting Fox -- St. George and the Dragon -- Chief's Gun Patterns and Ornamentation -- Arrows of Artemis -- Diana and the Dragon -- America and the Noble Savage -- American Liberty -- Respect for Arrows.
Summary:
"The author explores the history of these ornamental patterns and finds a system of allegory that inadvertently had deep spiritual meaning for Indians, and enshrined the "noble savage" as a symbol of national liberty in the early American republic"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786471158
9780786471157
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1013168385
LCCN:
2018020787
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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