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Atlases and Encyclopedias

The Indians of Central and South America by James S. Olson
Call Number: Ref. 972.8 OL8i
Publication Date: 1991-06-30
Encyclopedia of Mexico by Michael S. Werner (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. 972.003 En19 (2 volumes)
Publication Date: 1997-10-01
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Sharon Malinowski (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. 970.1 G13
Publication Date: 1998-03-05
Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World by Emory Dean Keoke; Kay Marie Porterfield
Call Number: 970.1 K43e
Publication Date: 2001-11-01
Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman; Molly Braun (Illustrator)
Call Number: 970.1 W14a 1985
Publication Date: 1985-10-01
The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
Call Number: Ref. 970.3 C94n 10 volumes
Publication Date: 1907
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians by David J. Wishart (Editor)
Call Number: e-book
Publication Date: 2007-03-01

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