Jonathan Carver, a captain in the Massachusetts colonial militia, was commissioned in 1766 to chart the unknown regions of the American Mid-West. This journal of his three-year journey offers insights into Native American cultures, flora, fauna, climate and geography.
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Höhe: 221 mm
Breite: 141 mm
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978-0-471-11876-3 (9780471118763)
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JONATHAN CARVER'S TRAVELS; OF THE ORIGIN, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, RELIGION, AND LANGUAGE OF THE INDIANS; The Origin of the Indians; Of the Person and Dress of the Indians; Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians; The Indian Method of Reckoning Time; Of the Government of the Indians; Of Their Feasts and Dances; Of Their Hunting; Of Their Manner of Making War; Of Their Manner of Making Peace; Of Their Games; Of Their Marriage Ceremonies; Of Their Religion; Of Their Diseases; Of the Manner in Which They Treat Their Dead; A Concise Character of the Indians; Of Their Hieroglyphicks; Of the Beasts Which Are Found in the Interior Parts of North America; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
