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Food and Fiber Plants of the North American Indians
by John Strong Newberry
John Strong Newberry
Food and Fiber Plants of the North American Indians
by John Strong Newberry
John Strong Newberry
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"Newberry gives an interesting account of the 'Food and Fiber Plants of the North American Indians,'' based upon data collected during visits to nearly 40 tribes of the native population." - Bradstreet's, 1887
During his travels in the West on three separate exploration expeditions, from 1855 to 1859, while serving as biologist, physician, and geologist, Dr. John Strong Newberry (1822 –1892) studied the food and fiber plants used by nearly 40 Native American tribes of the West.
In 1887, Newberry published a short 25-page work titled "Food and Fiber Plants of the North American Indians," in which he covers the following categories of food and fiber plants:
1. Maize
2. Beans
3. pomme blanche
4. Camass
5. biscuit-root, couse
6. ground-nut
7. Jerusalem artichoke
8. Sunflower
9. Wyethia robusta (Nutt.).
10. Nut-pines.
11. Fruit Of The Cactus.
12. Water Lily.
13. Acorns.
14. Mezquite.
15. Water-chinquapin.
16. Wild rice
17. Mescal.
18. Lichen.
19. Sotol
20. Soap-plants.
21. Berries.
22. Gooseberries And Currants.
23. Nuts.
24. Pine-bark.
In introducing his book, Newberry writes:
"It has happened to me to visit nearly forty tribes of the native population of North America, and many of these at a time when they had had little or no intercourse with the whites. As a physician and botanist, my attention was naturally directed to the use of plants among them for food, and as remedies. I made many notes on these subjects, and, as they have never been published, and contain some items that may be interesting, it has seemed to me worthwhile to put them on record. Most of the observations to which I have referred were made a quarter of a century ago among the Indians of the Far West, remote from civilization, and where they were living in the 'state of nature.'"
About the author:
In 1855, an expedition was organized, under command of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, to explore the country between San Francisco bay and the Columbia river, and Dr. Newberry was appointed assistant surgeon in the U. S. Army and geologist and botanist to the expedition.
In 1857 Dr. Newberry was appointed physician and naturalist to the Government expedition which was generally known as the Colorado Exploring Expedition, or the Ives Expedition, so-called from its commander. Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives. The' thrilling experiences of the members of this expedition, especially in transporting their boats overland and ascending the Colorado river of the West as far as its great canons, have become a part of the history of early explorations in the far western part of our country, most of which was then an unknown land. Dr. Newberry's labors as physician to the party and aid to the commanding officer were very severe, but he nevertheless collected a large amount of information upon the geology and botany of the region which he traversed, and made many valuable notes upon the Moquis and other Indians of the Southwest. The party returned to Washington in the early summer of 1858, and Dr. Newberry spent the remaining months of that year in preparing his report.
In 1859 he was again in the field, this time as geologist of the San Juan Exploring Expedition, under the command of Captain J. N. Macomb, which began its work of exploration at Santa Fe in July of that year. This journey also took him over some of the wildest portions of our western domain and afforded opportunity for much valuable observation.
During his travels in the West on three separate exploration expeditions, from 1855 to 1859, while serving as biologist, physician, and geologist, Dr. John Strong Newberry (1822 –1892) studied the food and fiber plants used by nearly 40 Native American tribes of the West.
In 1887, Newberry published a short 25-page work titled "Food and Fiber Plants of the North American Indians," in which he covers the following categories of food and fiber plants:
1. Maize
2. Beans
3. pomme blanche
4. Camass
5. biscuit-root, couse
6. ground-nut
7. Jerusalem artichoke
8. Sunflower
9. Wyethia robusta (Nutt.).
10. Nut-pines.
11. Fruit Of The Cactus.
12. Water Lily.
13. Acorns.
14. Mezquite.
15. Water-chinquapin.
16. Wild rice
17. Mescal.
18. Lichen.
19. Sotol
20. Soap-plants.
21. Berries.
22. Gooseberries And Currants.
23. Nuts.
24. Pine-bark.
In introducing his book, Newberry writes:
"It has happened to me to visit nearly forty tribes of the native population of North America, and many of these at a time when they had had little or no intercourse with the whites. As a physician and botanist, my attention was naturally directed to the use of plants among them for food, and as remedies. I made many notes on these subjects, and, as they have never been published, and contain some items that may be interesting, it has seemed to me worthwhile to put them on record. Most of the observations to which I have referred were made a quarter of a century ago among the Indians of the Far West, remote from civilization, and where they were living in the 'state of nature.'"
About the author:
In 1855, an expedition was organized, under command of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, to explore the country between San Francisco bay and the Columbia river, and Dr. Newberry was appointed assistant surgeon in the U. S. Army and geologist and botanist to the expedition.
In 1857 Dr. Newberry was appointed physician and naturalist to the Government expedition which was generally known as the Colorado Exploring Expedition, or the Ives Expedition, so-called from its commander. Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives. The' thrilling experiences of the members of this expedition, especially in transporting their boats overland and ascending the Colorado river of the West as far as its great canons, have become a part of the history of early explorations in the far western part of our country, most of which was then an unknown land. Dr. Newberry's labors as physician to the party and aid to the commanding officer were very severe, but he nevertheless collected a large amount of information upon the geology and botany of the region which he traversed, and made many valuable notes upon the Moquis and other Indians of the Southwest. The party returned to Washington in the early summer of 1858, and Dr. Newberry spent the remaining months of that year in preparing his report.
In 1859 he was again in the field, this time as geologist of the San Juan Exploring Expedition, under the command of Captain J. N. Macomb, which began its work of exploration at Santa Fe in July of that year. This journey also took him over some of the wildest portions of our western domain and afforded opportunity for much valuable observation.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940186621027 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Far West Travel Adventure |
| Publication date: | 07/30/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 352 KB |
About the Author
In 1855, an expedition was organized, under command of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, to explore the country between San Francisco bay and the Columbia river, and Dr. John Strong Newberry
(1822 –1892) was appointed assistant surgeon in the U. S. Army and geologist and botanist to the expedition.
In 1857 Dr. Newberry was appointed physician and naturalist to the Government expedition which was generally known as the Colorado Exploring Expedition, or the Ives Expedition, so-called from its commander. Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives. The' thrilling experiences of the members of this expedition, especially in transporting their boats overland and ascending the Colorado river of the West as far as its great canons, have become a part of the history of early explorations in the far western part of our country, most of which was then an unknown land. Dr. Newberry's labors as physician to the party and aid to the commanding officer were very severe, but he nevertheless collected a large amount of information upon the geology and botany of the region which he traversed, and made many valuable notes upon the Moquis and other Indians of the Southwest. The party returned to Washington in the early summer of 1858, and Dr. Newberry spent the remaining months of that year in preparing his report.
(1822 –1892) was appointed assistant surgeon in the U. S. Army and geologist and botanist to the expedition.
In 1857 Dr. Newberry was appointed physician and naturalist to the Government expedition which was generally known as the Colorado Exploring Expedition, or the Ives Expedition, so-called from its commander. Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives. The' thrilling experiences of the members of this expedition, especially in transporting their boats overland and ascending the Colorado river of the West as far as its great canons, have become a part of the history of early explorations in the far western part of our country, most of which was then an unknown land. Dr. Newberry's labors as physician to the party and aid to the commanding officer were very severe, but he nevertheless collected a large amount of information upon the geology and botany of the region which he traversed, and made many valuable notes upon the Moquis and other Indians of the Southwest. The party returned to Washington in the early summer of 1858, and Dr. Newberry spent the remaining months of that year in preparing his report.
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