Mvskoke (Creek) Language & Ecology

Explanations of the origins of names for towns, roads, rivers provide information and anecdotes about Georgia's local history. Author includes Creek and Cherokee languages and history. This is a compilation of essays from previously published articles.

An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Choice reviews writes "Moerman offers a fantastic compilation of information about 4,029 species of plants used by 291 groups of North American Indians." More than 44,000 uses for these plants including dye, food, medicine, etc. The most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken. Also see Moerman's ethnobotanical dictionary published in 2010.

Focuses on North Carolina and the southern Appalachian forests. Authors included "lists of plants from the earliest recorded contacts of Cherokees with other peoples."

Documents the record of plant usage by the various indigenous people who have been living there for more than 12,000 years. For the vast majority of this time, their livelihood -food, shelter, fuel, and medicine - depended on their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them. Presents the latest information on three major topics: the use of native plants; the history of crops and their uses; and the impact of humans on their environment.