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001 98049251
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005 20010112073529.0
008 981216s1999 caua d be 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aPS153.I52$bW47 1999
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100 1 $aWhitson, Kathy J.
245 10 $aNative American literatures :$ban encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes /$cKathy J. Whitson.
260 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$bABC-CLIO,$cc1999.
300 $axvi, 295 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-277) and index.
520 1 $a"This current, affordable title covers Native American poetry, fiction, and prose. It lists more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries, divided into four types: individual authors, individual works, important characters in works, and terms or events of historical importance. Summaries and interpretive information on texts that would be of use to high school and undergraduate students are provided. This volume would be a useful addition to public and academic libraries."----"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
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650 0 $aCharacters and characteristics in literature$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$xIntellectual life$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aIndian authors$zUnited States$xBiography$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aIndians in literature$xEncyclopedias.
650 1 $aAmerican literature$xIndian authors$xEncyclopedias.
650 1 $aIndians of North America$xEncyclopedias.
650 1 $aIndian authors$xEncyclopedias.