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Canada and the United States

Paul H. Carlson. The Plains Indians. (Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest, number 19.) College Station: Texas A&M University Press. 1998. Pp. xii, 254. Cloth $29.95, paper $15.95.

This book by Paul H. Carlson is a survey, organized topically and addressed to the general reader, of Plains Indian history and characteristics (economy, horse culture, social organization, belief system, trade, and war) from 1750 through the Dawes Act, with a codicil on the twentieth century. It is neither as vivid or as light as one might expect; however, should the general reader persevere beyond surface impressions and past the opening complexities of geography and language groups, the reward will be interpretive themes that, while familiar enough to the modern specialist, may surprise and enlighten those less versed in the historical and anthropological scholarship. The book also provides a clear summary for those who believe they understand at least certain areas. . . .

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