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John Reed Swanton


Born
in Gardiner, Maine, The United States
February 19, 1873

Died
May 02, 1958

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John Reed Swanton (February 19, 1873 – May 2, 1958) was an American anthropologist, folklorist, and linguist who worked with Native American peoples throughout the United States. Swanton achieved recognition in the fields of ethnology and ethnohistory. He is particularly noted for his work with indigenous peoples of the Southeast and Pacific Northwest.

Swanton married Alice M. Barnard on Dec. 16, 1903, with whom he had three children: Mary Alice Swanton, John Reed Swanton, Jr., and Henry Allen Swanton. He died in Newton, Massachusetts, on May 2, 1958, at the age of 85.

Average rating: 4.13 · 91 ratings · 11 reviews · 129 distinct works
Tlingit Myths and Texts

3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2003 — 81 editions
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Chickasaw Society and Religion

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Myths and Tales of the Sout...

4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1976 — 23 editions
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Indian Tribes of the Lower ...

4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998 — 48 editions
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Early History of the Creek ...

4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 57 editions
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Source Material for the Soc...

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4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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The Indians of the Southeas...

4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions
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The Indian tribes of North ...

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1985 — 18 editions
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Creek Religion and Medicine

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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000
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Skidegate Haida Myths & His...

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1995
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