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Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians / by Geo. Catlin ; written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America, in 1832, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 : in two volumes, with four hundred illustrations, carefully engraved from his original paintings.
Catlin, George, 1796-1872.Date: 1841- Books
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Three years travels, through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles ... together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians ... and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America that are the most proper for forming settlements. By Captain Jonathan Carver, of the provincial troops in America.
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The reign of felicity, being a plan for civilizing the Indians, of North America; Without infringing on their national or individual Independence. In a coffee-house dialogue, between a courtier, an esquire, a clergyman and a farmer.
Date: 1796- Books
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Three years travels throughout the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles ... together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians ... and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America, that are the most proper for forming settlements. By Captain Jonathan Carver, of the provincial troops in America.
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.Date: M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]- Books
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Three years travels throughout the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles ... together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians ... and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America, that are the most proper for forming settlements. By Captain Jonathan Carver, of the provincial troops in America.
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.Date: 1797- Books
Folk-lore of the Musquakie Indians of North America and catalogue of Musquakie beadwork and other objects in the collection of the Folk-lore Society / by Mary Alicia Owen; with eight plates and figures in the text.
Owen, Mary Alicia, 1850-1935.Date: 1904- Books
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Three years travels, through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles ... Together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians ... and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America that are the most proper for forming settlements. By Captain Jonathan Carver, of the provincial troops in America.
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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An essay, towards propagating the Gospel, among the neighbouring nations of Indians, in North-America. Submitted, to the consideration, and proper endeavours of rulers, teachers, and Christians of all denominations. By a friend to church, and common-wealth.
Friend to church, and common-wealth.Date: Printed May 10th, anno domini. 1756- Books
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Biography and history of the Indians of North America : comprising a general account of them ... Also, a history of their wars; their manners and customs ... Likewise exhibiting an analysis of ... the great question of the first peopling of America / [Samuel Gardner Drake].
Drake, Samuel G., 1798-1875Date: 1837- Books
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Observations on the language of the Muhhekaneew Indians; in which the extent of that language in North-America is shewn; ... Communicated to the Connecticut Society of Arts and Scicnces [sic], ... By Jonathan Edwards, ...
Edwards, Jonathan, 1745-1801.Date: [1788]- Books
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Three years travels through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles ... together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians ... and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America, that are the most proper for forming settlements. By Captain Jonathan Carver, of the provincial troops in America.
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.Date: --1796- Digital Images
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Pipe, argillite shale, very fine carving with intricately interlacing totemic figures of animals and supernatural creatures. Collected by the late Mr. George Roberts of Hudson's bay company. Haida Indians, North West Coast of America, Queen Charlotte Islands.
Charles Edenshaw- Books
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Farther observations, on the discovery of America, by Prince Madog ab Owen Gwynedd, about the year, 1170. Containing the account given by General Bowles, the Creek or Cherokee Indian, lately in London, and by several others, of a Welsh Tribe or Tribes of Indians, now living in the Western parts of North America. By John Williams, L.L.D.
Williams, John, 1727-1798.Date: [1792]- Books
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New travels to the westward, or, unknown parts of America. Being a tour of almost fouteeen [sic] months. Containing, an account of the country, upwards of two thousand miles west of the Christian parts of North-America; with an account of white Indians, their manners, habits, and many other particulars. By Don Alonso Decalves. Confirmed by three other persons.
Decalves, Alonso.Date: [1788]- Books
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New travels to the westward, or, unknown parts of America. Being a tour of almost fourteen months containing, an account of the country, upwards of two thousand miles west of the Christian parts of North-America; with an account of white Indians, their manners, habits, and many other particulars. By Don Alonso Decalves. Confirmed by three other persons.
Decalves, Alonso.Date: 1796- Books
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Memoirs of a captivity among the Indians of North America, from childhood to the age of nineteen: with anecdotes descriptive of their manners and customs. To which is added, some account of the soil, climate, and vegetable productions of the territory westward of the Mississippi / [John Dunn Hunter].
Hunter, John Dunn, 1798?-1827.Date: 1823- Books
The Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs / Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall.
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859.Date: 1933-1934- Books
Travels in North America during the years 1834, 1835 & 1836 : including a summer residence with the Pawnee tribe of Indians in the remote prairies of the Missouri and a visit to Cuba and the Azore Islands / by the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray.
Murray, Charles Augustus, Sir, 1806-1895.Date: 1839- Books
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Memoirs of a captivity among the Indians of North America, from childhood to the age of nineteen: with anecdotes descriptive of their manners and customs. To which is added, some account of the soil, climate, and vegetable productions of the territory westward of the Mississippi / [John Dunn Hunter].
Hunter, John Dunn, 1798?-1827Date: 1824 [i.e. 1826?]- Books
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Some account of the North-America Indians; [sic]. Their Genius, Characters, Customs, and Dispositions, towards the French and English Nations. To which are added, Indian Miscellanies, viz. 1. The Speech of a Creek-Indian against the immoderate Use of Spirituous Liquors; delivered in a National Assembly of the Creeks, upon the breaking out of the late War. 2. A Letter from Yariza, an Indian Maid of the Royal Line of the Mohawks, to the principal Ladies of New-York. 3. Indian Songs of Peace. 4. An American Fable. Collected by a learned and ingenious Gentleman in the Province of Pensylvania. [sic].
Creek-Indian.Date: [1754]- Books
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Facts and observations, respecting the country granted to His Majesty by the six united nations of Indians, on the South-East side of the river Ohio, in North America; The establishment of a new colony there; and the causes of the Indian war, which, last year, desolated the frontier settlements of the provinces of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.
Wharton, Samuel, 1732-1800.Date: 1775- Books
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Travels in the interior inhabited parts of North America. In the years 1791 and 1792. In which is given an account of ... the Indians, ... the mode of life ... among the new settlers of both Canadas, New York, New England, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. By P. Campbell.
Campbell, P. (Patrick).Date: 1793- Books
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An oration, delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia. Containing, an enquiry into the natural history of medicine among the Indians in North-America, and a comparitive view of their diseases and remedies, with those of civilized nations. Together with an appendix, containing, proofs and illustrations. By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of chemistry in the College of Philadelphia. [Four lines from Malebranche in French]
Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.Date: [1774]- Books
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The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America. Giving a particular Account of the Climate, Soil, Minerals, Animals, Vegetables, Manufactures, Trade, Commerce, and Languages, Together with The Religion, Government, Genius, Character, Manners and Customs of the Indians and other Inhabitants. Illustrated by maps and plans of the principal places, collected from the best authorities, and engraved by T. Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Part I. Containing A Description of Canada and Louisiana.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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French and Indian cruelty exemplified, in the life, and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson, who was carried off from Aberdeen in his infancy, and sold for a slave in Pennsylvania. Containing, the history of the author's surprising adventures in North America; his Captivity among the Indians, and Manner of his Escape; the Customs, Dress, &c. of the Savages; Military. Operations in that Quarter; with a Description of the British Settlements, &c. &c. To which is added, an account of the proceedings of the magistrates of Aberdeen against him on his Return to Scotland; a brief History of his Process against them before the Court of Session, and a short Dissertation on Kidnapping.
Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799.Date: 1787