| Kentuckians Before Boone Contributor(s): Henderson, A. Gwynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813109086 ISBN-13: 9780813109084 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1992 Annotation: " This is an account of a Native American family in central Kentucky in the year 1585. Fishes-With-Hands, his wife She-Who-Watches, and their family grind corn, make cooking pots, and build their homes while in their summer village. In autumn, they attend the funeral and mourning feast of Masked-Eyes. Then they move to their winter hunting camp, where they process nuts, make arrows, and hunt and butcher animals in preparation for the winter. Readers will soon realize that their lives and experiences in many ways parallel those of this family from Kentucky's not-so-distant past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.901 |
| LCCN: 92011161 |
| Series: New Books for New Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.42" W x 8.46" (0.21 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an account of a Native American family in central Kentucky in the year 1585. Fishes-With-Hands, his wife She-Who-Watches, and their family grind corn, make cooking pots, and build their homes while in their summer village. In autumn, they attend the funeral and mourning feast of Masked-Eyes. Then they move to their winter hunting camp, where they process nuts, make arrows, and hunt and butcher animals in preparation for the winter. Readers will soon realize that their lives and experiences in many ways parallel those of this family from Kentucky's not-so-distant past. |