Letters and notes on the North American Indians
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- ISBN: 1572151951
- ISBN: 9781572151956
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Physical Description:
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2 volumes in 1 (298, 290 pages, [280] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Publisher: North Dighton, Mass. : JG Press ; distributed by World Publications, 1995.
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General Note: | Original work published in 1841 under title: Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians. "Two volumes in one"--T.p. |
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Subject: | Indians of North America |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E77.C38 1995b | 243256 | Stacks | Available | - |
Summary:
"George Catlin's Letters and Notes on the North American Indians was originally published in 1841 in two volumes. It is an astonishing work by an extraordinary reporter. It is the record, and sometimes the only record, of the last high afternoon of glory for the Indian nations west of the Mississippi. This single-volume edition, illustrated with Catlin's portraits and line drawings, preserves the best of his description and anecdote...His Letters and Notes describe the Indians while they still inhabited their own country; they report the native costumes, occupations, dances, great medicines, feasts, and ceremonies and principal personalities-all portrayed in delightful anecdote." -- Book jacket.