A Dakota-English Dictionary (Borealis Books)

Riggs, Stephen Return/ Dorsey, James Owen (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0873512820 / ISBN 13: 9780873512824

Edité par Minnesota Historical Society Pr, 1992

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reprint edition. 679 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

N° de réf. du vendeur 0873512820

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A Dakota-English Dictionary (Borealis Books)
• Éditeur: Minnesota Historical Society Pr
• Date de parution: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0873512820
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780873512824
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Brand New
• Poids: 0,73 kilogramme

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Synopsis

This Dakota-English dictionary was sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society when it was first published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1852. The editor, Stephen R. Riggs (1812-83), had worked with Samuel and Gideon Pond and Dr. Thomas S. Williamson to create the dictionary as well as prayer books and hymnals. All four men were missionaries sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to work among the Dakota of the Minnesota River valley. This reprint edition returns to print an expanded version of the dictionary published in 1890.

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