From table of contents: Location of Tribes. Office of the conjurer of medicine man. Medicinal plants. Public granaries. Early mining in Duke's Creek Valley. Manufacture of canoes, pottery, copper implements, gold, silver, shell, and stone ornaments. Trade relations. Marriage and divorce. Punishment of adultery. Costume and ornament. Skin painting and tattoo. Carpets, feather shawls, and moccasins. Music and musical instruments. Dancing. Games. Gambling. Festivals. Counting. Mound building. Shell mounds. Arrows and spear heads. Grooved axes. Chisels. Leaf shaped implement. Agriculture. Walnut and hickory nut oil. Fishing. Discoidal stones. Stone tubes. Mica mirrors. Pipes. Tobacco. Calumets. Idol worship. Pottery. Pearls as ornaments. Shell money.

Reprints Moore's works on aboriginal mounds of the Georgia coast, coast of South Carolina, Savannah River, and Altamaha River--all originally published in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in 1897 and 1898. In his comprehensive introduction, Lewis Larson (Georgia's senior archaeologist) revisits each site and its findings, and discusses recent acquisitions. An appendix lists each site by county, and includes Moore site names, state site file numbers, burial types, selected diagnostic artifacts, and cultural period. 10x14". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Growing up on a Wisconsin farm, Georgia began gathering all sorts of objects sticks and stones, flowers and bones. Although she was teased for her interest in unique shapes and sizes, young Georgia declared: Someday, I m going to be an artist and that is exactly what she became. / Jen Bryant s story of Georgia O Keeffe celebrates the famous artist s fascination with natural shapes, common objects, and her unusual way of looking at the world. Bethanne Andersen s fluid, graceful illustrations capture the beauty of O Keeffe s work and spirit.

The past is never truly forgotten. Shadows In Our Bones is based on real events and actual persons. The story traces how greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island and how they impacted the lives of the residents and their descendants continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. The attitudes and actions of both past and present generations are revealed. In 1903, Cora Lane, vacationing with her missionary parents on nearby Horse Island, is introduced to a community on Malaga Island that the press has labeled “degenerate half-breeds.” They are of mixed race, a circumstance that promotes scorn, ridicule, and intolerance. More than a century later, Georgia O’Brien, a college professor, is questioning the beliefs and customs of today that result in racial prejudice, derision, and bigotry. As her mother fights for her life against cancer, Georgia and her family are challenged by secrets that upset their views concerning who they are and what they believe.

Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.