Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications

Jones, David E. 1942- (Author).

Summary: "In this book, David E. Jones offers the first systematic comparative study of the defensive armor and fortifications of aboriginal Native Americans. Drawing data from ethnohistorical accounts and archaeological evidence, he surveys the use of armor, shields, and fortifications both before European contact and during the historic period by American Indians from the Southeast to the Northwest Coast, from the Northeast Woodlands to the desert Southwest, and from the Sub-Arctic to the Great Plains. Jones also demonstrates the sociocultural factors that affected warfare and shaped the development of different types of armor and fortifications. Extensive eyewitness descriptions of warfare, armor, and fortifications, as well as photos and sketches of Indian armor from museum collections, add a visual dimension to the text."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 0292702094 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0292701705
Physical Description: print
xvi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Ch. 1. People of the Rivers: The Prairie Culture Area -- Ch. 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows: The California Culture Area -- Ch. 3. The Horse Warriors: The High Plains Culture Area -- Ch. 4. The Castle Builders: The Northeast Culture Area -- Ch. 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors: The Plateau/Basin Culture Area -- Ch. 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields: The Southwest Culture Area -- Ch. 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests: The Subarctic Culture Area -- Ch. 8. The Salmon Kings: The Northwest Coast Culture Area -- Ch. 9. The Strongbows: The Southeast Culture Area -- Ch. 10. Home of the North Wind: The North Pacific Culture Area.