The horse and the Plains indians : a powerful partnership / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; photographs by William Muñoz.

Author/creator Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw
Other author Muñoz, William.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Clarion Books, 2012.
Descriptionxiii, 98 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Subjects
Indians of North America--Domestic animals. --Great Plains. --Juvenile literature.
Horses--Great Plains. --History. --Juvenile literature.
Human-animal relationships--Great Plains. --History. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Living in the Dog Days -- The miraculous horse -- More than a hundred years of horse culture -- Horses and the spirit -- Crow horse mask -- Horse gear and decoration -- Tragedies strike -- Life between two worlds -- Indians and horses today.
Abstract Tells of the transformative period in the early 16th century when the Spaniards introduced horses to the Great Plains, and how horses became, and remain, a key part of the Plains Indians' culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [94]) and index.
LCCN 2011025954
ISBN9780547125510
ISBN0547125518

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 978.004 P2726H ✔ Available Place Hold