Louisiana Indian Tales

By Alice Couvillon and Elizabeth Moore

Book Overview

Louisiana Indian Tales vividly re-creates the struggles and triumphs of the state 1/2s first inhabitants. Dating back to 10,000 B.C., when the Paleo-Indians occupied the area and huge woolly mammoths and mastodons roamed the land, these poignant stories are based on archaeological evidence and historical knowledge traced through modern-day findings. For young readers, the tales in this collection focus on many tribes from around the state, such as the Tchefuncte, Choctaw, Chitimacha, Caddo, Houma, and Bayougoula.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088289756X
• ISBN13: 9780882897561
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"