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portada Illustrations Of The Manners, Customs, & Condition Of The North American Indians, Vol. 2; With Letters And Notes, Written During Eight Years Of Travel
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Physical Book
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Author
Language
English
Pages
378
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
ISBN13
9789371346061

Illustrations Of The Manners, Customs, & Condition Of The North American Indians, Vol. 2; With Letters And Notes, Written During Eight Years Of Travel

Catlin, George (Author) · Alpha Edition · Paperback

Illustrations Of The Manners, Customs, & Condition Of The North American Indians, Vol. 2; With Letters And Notes, Written During Eight Years Of Travel - Catlin, George

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Synopsis "Illustrations Of The Manners, Customs, & Condition Of The North American Indians, Vol. 2; With Letters And Notes, Written During Eight Years Of Travel"

A once-lost window into a vanished world rediscovered and reborn by Alpha Editions. Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, & Condition of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 collects George Catlin s extraordinary letters and field notes from eight years of 19th-century exploration among the continent s wild tribes. Part travelogue, part ethnography, part impassioned plea, Catlin s account plunges readers into vivid encounters with Native American tribes across the Plains and beyond. You ll find intimate portraits of tribal customs, rites of passage, and everyday life rendered in a voice equal parts artist, observer, and advocate. These pages chronicle adventure among tribes, record cultural practices with poignant detail, and preserve voices and scenes that would otherwise have faded from history. This edition s significance is twofold: historically, it remains a foundational text for Native American history and cultural anthropology; literarily, Catlin s descriptive powers and moral urgency elevate the narrative beyond mere reportage. Casual readers will be captivated by the drama and humanity; collectors and scholars will prize the book as a primary-source jewel in historical travel narratives and ethnographic studies. Out of print for decades, this volume has now been carefully restored and republished by Alpha Editions. More than a reprint, this is a collector s item and cultural treasure meticulously preserved for today s and future generations who seek to understand the complex legacy of indigenous cultures and the 19th-century exploration that recorded them. Keywords: North American Indians, Native American tribes, George Catlin, tribal customs, indigenous cultures.

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