ALGIC RESEARCHES, COMPRISING INQUIRIES RESPECTING THE MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. First Series. Indian Tales and Legends

SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry Rowe

Published by Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street, New York, 1839

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Two volumes. 19.5 cm. vi, [3], 10-248pp.; [5], 10-244, 2, [6]pp. Mixed set, volume one in blue swirl patterned cloth, volume two in black geometric patterned cloth. Both with paper spine label. Chipping and wear to both spines. "The author asserts the authenticity of these legends by declaring that they were written down from the lips of the Indians themselves during an intimate association with the various tribes for seventeen years." - Lathrop Harper. Field 1368.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ALGIC RESEARCHES, COMPRISING INQUIRIES RESPECTING THE MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. First Series. Indian Tales and Legends
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street, New York
• Publication Date: 1839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana