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Books by George Lankford
  | | Looking for Lost Lore(1st Edition) Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography by George E. Lankford Paperback, 245 Pages, Published 2008 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5479-4, ISBN: 0-8173-5479-4 "This book explores folklore as a serious adjunct to history, anthropology, and religious studies.All students of the past bump into what seem to be impenetrable walls and are left looking longingly beyond the barrier for the lore that seems hopelessly lost. This book is an argument that all of that information is not necessarily lost. It may just need a different approach - perhaps multidisciplinary, perhaps a new method, or maybe just ..." |
 | | Reachable Stars Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North America by George E. Lankford Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2007 by University Alabama Press Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5428-2, ISBN: 0-8173-5428-X "This book offers a fascinating review of native American myths. Modern Westerners say the lights in the sky are stars, but culturally they are whatever we humans say they are. Some say they are Forces that determine human lives, some declare they are burning gaseous masses, and some see them as reminders of a gloried past by which elders can teach and guide the young - mnemonics for narratives. Lankford's volume focuses on the ancient N ..." |
 | | Native American Legends of the Southeast(Reprint) Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations by George E. Lankford Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5689-7, ISBN: 0-8173-5689-4 "Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations George E. Lankford ... Visions and dreams were ways in which supernatural assistance was granted to men, frequently after the man was tested severely. As a man's gifts from the animals increased, so did his success in war and the hunt, and so did his status in the warrior system. ... the young men which led to the Creek War of 1814 was inevitable, because the long ..." |
 | | Visualizing the Sacred Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by George E. Lankford, James F. Garber, F. Kent Reilly Paperback, 375 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-73751-8, ISBN: 0-292-73751-3 "The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States shared a complex set of symbols and motifs that constituted one of the greatest artistic traditions of the pre-Columbian Americas. Traditionally known as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, these artifacts of copper, shell, stone, clay, and wood were the subject of the groundbreaking 2007 book Ancient Objects and ..." |
 | | Cavorting on the Devil's Fork(Reprint) The Pete Whetstone Letters of C. F. M. Noland (Arkansas Classics) by Leonard Williams, George E. Lankford Paperback, 292 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-834-9, ISBN: 1-55728-834-8 "By the 1840s, American literature tradition had become fascinated with the frontier. The rural folk humor of the "Devil's Fork" letters that a young Charles Fenton Mercer Noland (1810-1858) of central Arkansas began writing in 1837 was something the country wanted. His pieces were published regularly in New York's "Spirit of the Times", and he quickly achieved a reputation as one of the southwest's best humorists. His tall tales told in ..." |
 | | Bearing Witness(2nd Edition) Memories of Arkansas Slavery by George E. Lankford, Federal Writers' Project Paperback, 350 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-817-2, ISBN: 1-55728-817-8 "The first edition of Bearing Witness brought together for the first time 176 slave narratives from the state of Arkansas. Now, this new edition adds ten previously undiscovered accounts. No one knew the truths of slavery better than the slaves themselves, but no one consulted them until the 1930s. Then, recognizing that this generation of unique witnesses would soon be lost to history, the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writ ..." |
 | | Visualizing the Sacred Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by George E. Lankford, James F. Garber, F. Kent Reilly Hardcover, 375 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72308-5, ISBN: 0-292-72308-3 "The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States shared a complex set of symbols and motifs that constituted one of the greatest artistic traditions of the pre-Columbian Americas. Traditionally known as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, these artifacts of copper, shell, stone, clay, and wood were the subject of the groundbreaking 2007 book Ancient Objects and ..." |
 | | The Search for Mabila(1st Edition) The Decisive Battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa by Vernon James Knight, Contributor-Linda Derry, Contributor-Ned Jenkins, Contributor-Robbie Ethridge, Contributor-Alan Knight, Neal G. Lineback, Douglas E. Jones, Lawrence A. Clayton, Dr. John E. Worth, Eugene M. Wilson, George E. Lankford, Neil G. Lineback, Amanda L. Regnier, Michael D. Murphy, Gregory A. Waselkov, Contributor-Lawrence Clayton, Contributor-Amanda Regnier, Kathryn H. Braund, Craig T. Sheldon, Contributor-Eugene M..., University Alabama Press, Knight Jr Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2009 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5542-5, ISBN: 0-8173-5542-1 " One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within an Indian province known as Mabila. Although the Indians were defeated, the battle was a decisive blow to Spanish plans for the conquest and ..." |
 | | Native American Legends(1st Edition) Southeastern Legends--Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations (American Folklore Series) by George E. Lankford Hardcover, 265 Pages, Published 1987 by August House Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-87483-040-8, ISBN: 0-87483-040-0 "Lankford's comprehensive anthology is a testament to his homage of native Americans and their history. This book includes 131 legends from the American Southeast accompanied by maps, illustrations and discussions of the cultures that generated them." |
 | | Looking for Lost Lore(1st Edition) Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography by George E. Lankford Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2008 by The University Of Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1610-5, ISBN: 0-8173-1610-8 "This book explores folklore as a serious adjunct to history, anthropology, and religious studies.All students of the past bump into what seem to be impenetrable walls and are left looking longingly beyond the barrier for the lore that seems hopelessly lost. This book is an argument that all of that information is not necessarily lost. It may just need a different approach - perhaps multidisciplinary, perhaps a new method, or maybe just ..." |
 | | Torn by War The Civil War Journal of Mary Adelia Byers by Mary Adelia Byers, Samuel R. Phillips, George E. Lankford Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-4395-8, ISBN: 0-8061-4395-9 "The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families. The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Union army. This compelling book gives a unique perspective on the war s western edge through the diary of Mary Adelia Byers (1847 1918), who began recording her thoughts and observations during the Union occupation of Batesville in 1862. Only fifteen when she starts her diary, Mary is beyond her years ..." |
 | | Native American Legends(Reprint) Southeastern Legends : Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations by George E. Lankford, W.K Mcneil Paperback, 265 Pages, Published 1998 by August House Pub Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-87483-518-2, ISBN: 0-87483-518-6 "More than 130 traditional legends are presented in a colorful anthology of tales from the Southeastern Nations of Caddo, Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, and others, along with chapters on Native American mythology covering the three worlds. Reprint." |
 | | Native American Legends Southeastern Legends: Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations by George E. Lankford, W. K. Mcneil Paperback, 2 Pages, Published 1955 by August House Pub Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-87483-039-2, ISBN: 0-87483-039-7 "Some say that he was Jim Stack Lee, the black son of Stack Lee, a Confederate cavalryman who fathered many interracial babies. There is no question that Jim Stack Lee was a much feared bully and murderer, but whether he is the prototype ..." |
 | | Southern Folk Ballads(1st Edition) (American Folklore Series) by George E. Lankford, W.K. Mcneil Hardcover, 265 Pages, Published 1955 by August House ISBN-13: 978-0-87483-038-5, ISBN: 0-87483-038-9 "alk. paper) First Edition, 1987 Cover illustration by Ted Parkhurst, after a John Trumbull drawing of a Creek, with permission of the Yale University Library. Production artwork by Ira Hocut Typography by Lettergraphics, Little Rock, AR Design ..." |
 | | Forging Southeastern Identities(1st Edition) Social Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Folklore of the Mississippian to Early Historic South by Dr. Marvin T. Smith, Gregory A. Waselkov, Robin A. Beck, Penelope Ballard Drooker, Robbie Ethridge, Kandace D. Hollenbach, Adam King, Ian W. Brown, George E. Lankford, Christopher B. Rodning, David G. Moore, Dr. John E. Worth, Johann A. Sawyer, Vincas P. Steponaitis, Dr. Rebecca Saunders Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2017 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1941-0, ISBN: 0-8173-1941-7 ""Forging Southeastern Identities: Social Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Mississippian to Early Historic South" is a ground-breaking collection of ten essays covering a broad expanse of time, from the ninth to the nineteenth centuries, focusing on a common theme of identity. These essays represent the various methods used by esteemed scholars today to study how Native Americans in the distant past created new social identities when ..." |
 | | Visualizing the Sacred Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World by George E. Lankford, F. Kent Reilly, James F. Garber 375 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-76808-6, ISBN: 0-292-76808-7 "... (Brown 2004:122). The sole exemplar of this deityisa figurine of red claystone from Spiro converted into a pipe(Brown 1996;Emerson et al. 2003)(Fig. 3.4a). The Bradenstyleis unmistakable. This figurine combines features of dwarfism (the hunched back and enlarged head with prominent bossing on the sides of the forehead) with an open, gaptoothed, snarling mouth and a pair of hairknots that Richard Zurel (2002)has shown to be sign ..." |
 | | Reachable Stars(Updated) Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North America (Hardcover) by George E. Lankford Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2007 by The University Of Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1568-9, ISBN: 0-8173-1568-3 "Modern Westerners say the lights in the sky are stars, but culturally they are whatever we humans say they are. Some say they are Forces that determine human lives, some declare they are burning gaseous masses, and some see them as reminders of a gloried past by which elders can teach and guide the young—mnemonics for narratives. Lankford’s volume focuses on the ancient North Americans and the ways they identified, patterned, ordered, a ..." |
 | | Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians(Reprint) by John Reed Swanton, George E. Lankford Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1995 by University Of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-2784-2, ISBN: 0-8061-2784-8 "First published in 1929, John R. Swanton’s Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and legends of the descendants of Muckhogean-speaking peoples living in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and in this volume he preserved more than three hundred tales of the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Koasati, and Natchez Indians.Myths and Tales of the Southe ..." |
 | | Surprised by Death(1st Edition) A Novel of Arkansas in the 1840s by George E. Lankford Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2009 by Butler Center For Arkansas Studies ISBN-13: 978-1-935106-08-1, ISBN: 1-935106-08-2 "This title presents a murder mystery unsolved for 160 years and a vivid account of Arkansas in the decade following statehood. Opening with the senseless killing of a boy, and not just any boy but the scion of a proud family, Lankford's novel is the stuff of classic fiction. Who would harm such a promising lad; perhaps the folks whose farmhouse is nearest? A man lives there who has sworn to get even with the boy's father. Has he done so ..." |
 | | Native American Legends Southeastern Legends -- Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations (American Folklore Series) by George E. Lankford, W.K. Mcneil Paperback, 265 Pages, Published 1955 by August House ISBN-13: 978-0-87483-041-5, ISBN: 0-87483-041-9 "Lankford's comprehensive anthology is a testament to his homage of native Americans and their history. This book includes 131 legends from the American Southeast accompanied by maps, illustrations and discussions of the cultures that generated them." |
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