Important Work on Native American History
Swanton's "Native American Tribes of North America" is thoroughly researched and well documented; and his writing is clear, concise, and immanently readable. The text presents the ethnology and history of the Native American tribes of North America up through the mid-20th century. Included are the tribes of Mexico and Central American, West Indies, Canada and Alaska. It is one of the most complete and one of the most important works in the field. The tribes of the Continental United States are listed by state within four geographic regions that correspond to the section maps of North America included with the text: Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Northwestern United States, beginning with Maine and ending with Washington State. Tribes that inhabited more than one state are listed within each state along with any unique local information or history and cross-referenced back to the "home" state. Tribes outside the Continental U.S. are listed in separate sections.
