The Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes : as described by Nicolas Perrot, French commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville de la Potherie, French royal commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston, American army officer; and Thomas Forsyth, United States agent at Fort Armstrong /
| Основен автор: | Blair, Emma Helen, -1911. |
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| Други автори: | Perrot, Nicolas, 1644-1718., Tailhan, Jules, 1816-1891., Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de 1668-1738., Marston, Morrell, 1785-1831., Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833., Radin, Paul, 1883-1959., Robertson, Gertrude M. |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English French |
| Публикувано: |
Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
c1996.
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| Издание: | [Bison Books ed.] |
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Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes. |
Съдържание:
- Memoir on the manners, customs, and religion of the savages of North America / by Nicholas Perrot. Edited and published (in French) for the first time (Leipzig and Paris, 1864) by the Reverend Jules Tailhan, S.J. Now first translated into English.
- History of the savage peoples who are allies of New France / by Claude Charles Le Roy, Bacqueville de la Potherie [from his Histoire de l'Amérique septentrionale (Paris, 1753), tome ii and iv]. The second volume is here presented for the first time in English translation, partly in full and partly in synopsis.
- Memoirs relating to the Sauk and Foxes: [1.] Letter to Reverend Dr. Jedidiah Morse, by Major Morrell Marston, U.S.A., commanding at Fort Armstrong, Ill.; November, 1820. [2.] "Account of the manners and customs of the Sauk and Fox nations of Indians traditions." A report on this subject, sent to General William Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, by Thomas Forsyth, Indian agent for the U.S. government; St. Louis, January 15, 1827
- Appendix A. Biographical sketch of Nicolas Perrot, condensed from the notes of Father Tailhan
- Appendix B. Notes on Indian social organization, mental and moral traits, religious beliefs, etc.
- Appendix C. Various letters, etc., describing the character and present condition of the Sioux, Potawatomi, and Winnebago tribes.