ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Washington-London, Smithsonian Institution Press 1994] Softcover Original publisher's sewn light-yellow paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: illustrated title-page, xvi, 360pp., map, 77 photographs, chapternotes & references, epilogue, appendices, bibliographic note, bibliography, credits, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.
[Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC] Softcover First Edition Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. xvi, 360 pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads For Abbie Chessler, with best wishes. Tom Vennum April 1996. Traces the Native American history of lacrosse, describes its rules, equipment, techniques, and regional differences, and recounts legendary games of the past. From an early age, music and Madeline Island figured prominently in the life of Thomas Vennum Jr. There, on the island, he discovered a passion: Ojibwe music and culture. Vennum worked for more than two decades as senior ethnomusicologist at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife documenting Ojibwe culture and music in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Vennum Jr. graduated from Yale University and Harvard University. He fell in love with ethnomusicology and yearned to learn more about Ojibwe music. He sought the help of Ojibwe elders to learn about their traditional music and accurately document it. He penned scholarly books on Ojibwe music, wild rice, lacrosse's indigenous roots and on the life of Ojibwe singer Bill Baker. To understand the aboriginal roots of lacrosse, one must enter a world of spiritual belief and magic where players sewed inchworms into the innards of lacrosse balls and medicine men gazed at ...

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)] Softcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75
[Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)] Softcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Inst Natl Museum of, Washington, DC] Softcover Extremely light shelf wear to edges of covers. Book remains tightly bound with unmarked contents.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Books] Softcover Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press] Softcover Paperback; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in very good condition with clean text and tight binding.
[Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London] Softcover Reprint. 255 x 180 mm. xvi, 360 pp. Pictorial card covers. Spine not creased. B&w figures in the text. Includes appendices and reference material
[Macclesfield, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1994]
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Washington DC Smithsonian Institution Press 1994 First paperback edition. First printing [stated] Trade paperback Very good. No dust jacket present Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. xvi, 360 pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads For Abbie Chessler, with best wishes. Tom Vennum April 1996. Traces the Native American history of lacrosse, describes its rules, equipment, techniques, and regional differences, and recounts legendary games of the past. From an early age, music and Madeline Island figured prominently in the life of Thomas Vennum Jr. There, on the island, he discovered a passion: Ojibwe music and culture. Vennum worked for more than two decades as senior ethnomusicologist at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife documenting Ojibwe culture and music in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Vennum Jr. graduated from Yale University and Harvard University. He fell in love with ethnomusicology and yearned to learn more about Ojibwe music. He sought the help of Ojibwe elders to learn about their traditional music and accurately document it. He penned scholarly books on Ojibwe music, wild rice, lacrosse's indigenous roots and on the life of Ojibwe singer Bill Baker. To understand the aboriginal roots of lacrosse, one must enter a world of spiritual belief and magic where players sewed inchworms into the innards of lacrosse balls and medicine men ...

Smithsonian Books (DC) 1994 Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution 1994 Soft cover GOOD+ Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Inscribed by Author(s) Native American history of Lacrosse, with rare archival illustrations and vivid fictional narratives. This copy is warmly inscribed on half-title page by the author to musician, Bruce Hornsby.

Smithsonian Books (DC) 1994 Trade paperback Good The corners are slighlty bent. Used-Good.

Washington Smithsonian 1997 Trade paperback Second printing. Signed by the author on half-title page "For Virginia with best wishes Tom Vennum July 1998 World Games" with black marker. xvi, 360 pages. Softcover. 10" tall. Clean. Tightly bound. near Fine condition.

Smithsonian Institution Pres. Date: 1994. Paperback. UsedVeryGood. Paperback; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in very go od condition with clean text and tight binding. . 1994. Smithsonian Institution Pres ISBN 1560983027 9781560983026 [US]

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Smithsonian Books, Date: 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1994. Smithsonian Books ISBN 1560983027 9781560983026 [US]

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ISBN10: 1560983027, ISBN13: 9781560983026, [publisher: Smithsonian, Washington DC] Softcover First Edition Book is clean and tight, interior is unmarked. The only flaw is a scrape on the back cover. Lacrosse from the time of the American Indian.
[Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]