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1834 Indian Biography Iroquois Cherokee Squanto Tecumse
1834 Indian Biography Iroquois Cherokee Squanto Tecumse
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1834 Indian Biography Iroquois Cherokee Squanto Tecumseh Pilgrims Samuel Drake



Samuel Drake was a well-known and important American historian known for his studies and book on Native American Indian tribes. One of his many books was Indian Biography, a book which contained descriptions of the lives of hundreds of Indian chiefs, various Indian wars, and customs of various tribes. While the contents of this work are extensive, some of the most important include:

History of Five Nation tribes, Iroquois tribes, Cherokee, etc.

Arrival of Pilgrims at Plymouth and encountering local tribes (p.19 for photo)

Use of tobacco in Indian tribes

Lives of Squanto, King Philip, Tecumseh, etc.

Creek War, Blackhawks War, Battle of Tippecanoe



According to Larned, this work is

“a fund of historical and biographical material pertaining to the aborigines of the U.S. It embodies a great many historical facts that would require untold labor to obtain in any other way. The work appeared in many editions and under various titles.”



This 1834 edition of Indian Biography was published under the title Biography and History of the Indians of North America, and features impressive, in-text illustrations.



Item number: #16799

Price: $750



DRAKE, Samuel G



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



Boston : O.L. Perkins ; New York : G. & C. & N. Carvell ; Philadelphia : Grigg & Elliot, 1834.



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Collation:

[2], vii, [1], 28, 120, 132, 72, 158, 18, [2]

25 engravings (7 are full page)

References: Field 107; Larned 362

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~9in X 5.75in (23cm x 14.5cm)



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