Bøker av John Gregory Bourke

This fascinating ethnographic study explores the customs, folklore, and cuisine of the people living along the Rio Grande in northern Mexico. Author John Gregory Bourke provides detailed descriptions of the local foods, including traditional dishes made with chiles, beans, corn, and other staples, as well as the cultural and social significance of these foods. With vivid anecdotes and personal observations, Folk-Foods of the Rio Grande Valley is a must-read for anyone interested in Mexican cuisine and culture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The snake-dance of the Moquis of Arizona: - Being a narrative of a journey from Santa Fe?, New Mexico, to the villages of the Moqui Indians of Arizona is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Begins in 1878 with a discussion of the Bannock Uprising and a retrospective on Crazy Horse. This work also includes comments on issues in the military during his day, such as the quirks and foibles of the Irish soldiers who made up a large part of the frontier army, and also on the problems of Johnson Whittaker.

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona.