{"product_id":"tracks-that-speak-the-legacy-of-native-american-words-in-north-american-culture-9780618065103","title":"Tracks That Speak: The Legacy of Native American Words in North American Culture","description":"What do the words saguaro, parka, hickory, and muskrat have in common? They all come from Native American languages. Few people consider how deeply American English is indebted to Native Americans and how widely the contributions of Native Americans are used in English today. In Tracks That Speak, Charles L. Cutler offers seventy fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells us about the words themselves and about the things they stood--and stand--for, illuminating not only the roles these things played in traditional Indian societies but also the ones they continue to play in America today. For example, Cutler explains where the word moccasin comes from, how moccasins were made and decorated, what advantages they had for their wearers, how and when they were adopted by European settlers, and what incarnations of them can be found in modern clothing catalogs. Such a wealth of historical, ethnographic, and linguistic material on Native American loanwords in English has never before been gathered and presented so clearly, making Tracks That Speak as engaging as it is informative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618065103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.52w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2002 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 145\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles L. Cutler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132274057397,"sku":"9780618065103","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_88819400-ab8b-4da9-bd6e-5e5f8b12bb4e.jpg?v=1632831588","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tracks-that-speak-the-legacy-of-native-american-words-in-north-american-culture-9780618065103","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}