Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540-1838 |
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| Author:
| Wright, Amos J. |
| Foreword by:
| Knight, Vernon James |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8173-8387-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Alabama Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $174.95 |
Book Description:
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This encyclopedic work is a listing of 398 ancient towns recorded within the present boundaries of the state of Alabama, containing basic information on each village's ethnic affiliation, time period, geographic location, descriptions, and (if any) movements. While publications dating back to 1901 have attempted to compile such a listing, none until now has so exhaustively harvested the 214 historic maps drawn between 1544, when Hernando de Soto's entourage first came through the...
More DescriptionThis encyclopedic work is a listing of 398 ancient towns recorded within the present boundaries of the state of Alabama, containing basic information on each village's ethnic affiliation, time period, geographic location, descriptions, and (if any) movements. While publications dating back to 1901 have attempted to compile such a listing, none until now has so exhaustively harvested the 214 historic maps drawn between 1544, when Hernando de Soto's entourage first came through the southeastern territory, and 1846, when Indian removal to the Oklahoma Territory was complete.