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Availability:In StockContributor:George Catlin, Peter Matthiessen (Editor), Peter Matthiessen (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsPublish date:2/24/2004Pages:522
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780142437506ISBN-10:142437506UPC:9780142437506Book Category:Social Science, Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Native American Studies, Essays & Travelogues, IndigenousSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC40Q1PW4Z
North American Indians
From 1831 to 1837, George Catlin traveled extensively among the native peoples of North America--from the Muskogee and Miccosukee Creeks of the Southeast to the Lakota, Mandan, and Pawnee of the West, and from the Winnebagos and Menominees of the North to the Comanches of eastern Texas. Studying their habits, customs, and modes of life, he made copious notes and numerous sketches of ceremonies,...
Series: Penguin Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780142437506ISBN-10:142437506UPC:9780142437506Book Category:Social Science, Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Native American Studies, Essays & Travelogues, IndigenousSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC40Q1PW4Z
George Catlin (1796-1873) abandoned his law practice to live among the Plains Indians of North America, acquiring their languages and studying their habits, customs, and mode of life. His huge collection of pictures, artifacts, and findings were exhibited around the United States and Europe to great acclaim.
Peter Matthiessen was the cofounder of the Paris Review and is the author of numerous...
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