Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
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Book Overview
As long as people have lived in North America, wild plants have been animportant source of food. For Native people in western Canada, thenutritional and cultural contribution made by these plants was immense:in all, some 200 species of wild plants provided food. The differentways in which these were used resulted in an almost limitless selectionof dishes derived from wild plants.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0774805331
ISBN13:9780774805339
Release Date:November 1995
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:164 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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easy to use reference book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Nancy Turner's coverage of food plants in her area is amazing. In this new edition, the photos are splendid and really aid in identifying the plants. She has found out about the plants from the people who have used them extensively. One of my favorite wild edible plant books!
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