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Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 Information respecting the history condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03679.03 Author/Creator: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book signed Date: 1854 Pagination: 1 v. : xxiii, 635 p. : , 45 p. : of plates : ill. Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy

Volume three of a series entitled, "Information respecting the history condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States," published in 1854. Contains the results of a study commissioned by Congress to collect statistics on the condition of indigenous peoples of the United States. The contents of this volume is divided into fifteen parts; General History; Manners and Customs; Antiquities; Physical Geography; Tribal Organization, History and Government; Intellectual Capacity and Character; Topical History; Physical Type of the Indian Race; Language; State of Indian Art; Present Condition and Future Prospects; Demonology, Witchcraft, and Magic; Medical Knowledge of the Indian; Literature of the Indian Languages; Statistics and Population. This third volume is signed by the author and inscribed to Clamor Hagedorn.

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864
Hagedorn, Clamor, fl. 1853

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