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  • Abingdon

    by Donna Gayle Akers ...
    Series series Then and Now
    Abingdon, first named Wolf Hills by Daniel Boone, was one of the earliest towns and commercial centers in southwestern Virginia. Named after Martha Washington's ancestral parish in England, this unique town has weathered many economic changes and has emerged as a leading cultural and arts center for the area. Author and native Donna Gayle Akers has extensively researched and published three other ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Abingdon

    by Donna Gayle Akers ...
    Series series Images of Modern America
    According to legend, in about 1760, Daniel Boone first named this hinterlands settlement "Wolf Hills." Incorporated in 1778, the town of Abingdon became the leading trade, business, and legal center for Southwest Virginia from the late 1700s to mid-1800s. With a key location along the Great Wagon Road, the community blossomed during the 19th and 20th centuries due to trade, railroad commerce, ... Read more

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  • North Carolina Ski Resorts

    by Donna Gayle Akers ...
    Series series Images of America
    During the early 1960s, local leaders in western and northwestern North Carolina were dedicated to developing winter recreational opportunities in the mountains. North Carolina�s ski industry dates back to the winter of 1961�1962, when the Cataloochee resort in Maggie Valley developed the first ski slope in the state. Once thought impossible to make snow south of the Mason-Dixon Line, ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians

    by Donna L. Akers ...
    Series series Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America
    This complete overview of the Choctaw people, from ancient times to the present, includes sections on history, cuisine, music and dance, current issues, oral traditions and language, social relationships, and traditional world view.Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Living in the Land of Death

    The Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860

    by Donna L. Akers ...
    Series series American Indian Studies
    With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Choctaw people began their journey over the Trail of Tears from their homelands in Mississippi to the new lands of the Choctaw Nation. Suffering a death rate of nearly 20 percent due to exposure, disease, mismanagement, and fraud, they limped into Indian Territory, or, as they knew it, the Land of the Dead (the route taken by the souls of Choctaw people ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Medicine Ways

    Disease, Health, and Survival among Native Americans

    by Donna L. Akers, Edward D. Castillo, Jean A. Keller, Todd Benson, Nancy Reifel, Jerome M. Levi, Brooke Olson, Felicia Schanche Hodge, Linda Burhansstipanov, Eric Henderson, Troy Johnson, Holly Tomren, Jeanette Hassin, Robert S. Young ...
    Series series Contemporary Native American Communities
    Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural, political, and economic well being. However, it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account for Native American perspectives on the range of factors that actually contribute to these problems in the first place. The authors in Medicine Ways ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • Abingdon, Virginia

    by Donna Akers Warmuth ...
    Series series Images of America
    The charming town of Abingdon is nestled in southwestern Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and situated along the Holston River. Originally known as Wolf Hills-a name bestowed upon the town by Daniel Boone-Abingdon was renamed in honor of Martha Washington's home in England. The town today enjoys a rich and varied palate suitable for residents and tourists, young and old alike. Images of America: ... Read more

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  • The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction

    by Neal Salisbury, Rosalind J. Beiler, Gary L. Hewitt, John Shy, Gary B. Nash, Laura McCall, Donna L. Akers, George R. Price, Helen Deese, John Mayfield, Steven E. Woodworth, Ethan S. Rafuse, Lesley J. Gordon, Richard Lowe, Marilyn Westerkamp, Marla R. Miller, Anya Jabour, Robert J. Allison ...
    Series series The Human Tradition in America
    The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction is a collection of the best biographical sketches from several volumes in SR Books' popular Human Tradition in America Series. Compiled by Series Editor Charles W. Calhoun, this book brings American history to life by illuminating the lives of ordinary Americans. This examination of common individuals helps personalize the ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Boone

    by Donna Akers Warmuth ...
    Series series Images of America
    It was the Old Buffalo Trail that led both Native Americans and Daniel Boone to the site of present-day Boone, North Carolina, at an elevation of 3,333 feet. Located among the scenic and cool mountains of the High Country, Boone was for a long time a seasonal hunting spot with only a few settled families. After the Civil War the community's population began growing, and in 1899, the tiny town of ... Read more

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  • Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America

    Strong Women, Resilient Nations

    by Emily Molesworth-Teipe, Meranda Roberts, Michelle Lorimer, Hal Hoffman, Christie Time Firtha, Kimberly Norris Guererro, Daisy Ocampo, Benjamin T. Jenkins, Lisa Riggan, Kevin Whalen0, Jordan Cohen1, Robert D. Miller2, Jeffrey Allen Smith3, Sarah Wolk FritzGerald4, Clifford E. Trafzer6, Brendan Lindsay7, Amanda K. Wixon8 ...
    This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Indigenous Activism

    Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America

    by Cliff Trafzer, Amanda Wixon, Daniel Archuleta, Julia Coates, Theodor Gordon, Benjamin Jenkins, Thomas Long, Michelle Lorimer, Vera Parham0, Elvia Rodriguez1, Michael Seager2, Jeffrey Allen Smith3, Shannon Smith4, Daniel Stahl-Kovell5, Susan Wood6, Donna L. Akers8, Renae M. Bredin9, Richard A. Hanks0, Joshua Thunder Little1 ...
    Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Washington County Revisited

    by Donna Akers Warmuth ...
    Series series Images of America
    A companion to Images of America: Washington County, this book, Washington County Revisited, depicts more of the area�s rich history. In an attempt to thoroughly cover this county in Virginia, Washington County Revisited explores the history of settlements that were once major community centers, including Lodi, Blackwell�s Chapel, Rich Valley, Lindell, Bethel, Taylor�s Valley, Hayter�s Gap, ... Read more

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