Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

First published in 1951. Details the firey end of the Franciscans' Apalachee missions in the 1600s by Carolinian militia & Indian allies. Presents the written, first-hand accounts of the missions' horrific fate & documents the archaeological evidence.

The first comprehensive historical account of the El Nino weather phenomenon that has affected weather cycles (and human history) around the globe for centuries.

This brilliantly illustrated volume assembles the perspectives of art historians, critics, curators, and museum directors from major universities and museums around the world to trace the varied and dynamic experiences of Korean art acquisitions over the past century.

Bringing together the perspectives of archaeologists, ethnohistorians, and art historians, this collection of tightly integrated case studies highlight the significance of material objects to the study and interpretation of Native North American culture,