Jonathan Carver's Travels Through America, 1766-69
Jonathan Carver's Travels Through America, 1766-69
An Eighteenth-century Explorer's Account of Uncharted America
Carver, Jonathan; Gelb, Norman
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
03/1993
252
Dura
Inglês
9780471575795
0471575798
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The journal of Jonathan Carver, a captain in the Massachusetts colonial militia who was commissioned in 1766 to chart the unknown regions of the American mid-West. His comments on the three-year journey contain insights into colonialism and the flora, fauna and geography of this area.
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.
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The journal of Jonathan Carver, a captain in the Massachusetts colonial militia who was commissioned in 1766 to chart the unknown regions of the American mid-West. His comments on the three-year journey contain insights into colonialism and the flora, fauna and geography of this area.
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.
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