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... and although many persons to whom I addressed myself appeared to be
perfectly indifferent on the subject , and spoke of them in the most degrading
terms , I was led to seek for further information respecting their character , in the
pursuit of ...
... and although many persons to whom I addressed myself appeared to be
perfectly indifferent on the subject , and spoke of them in the most degrading
terms , I was led to seek for further information respecting their character , in the
pursuit of ...
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... interpose their power and energies in behalf of a race destitute of the use of
letters to vindicate their character ; and to set forth some portion of their wrongs , I
have been led to prosecute my inquiries respecting the North American Indians .
... interpose their power and energies in behalf of a race destitute of the use of
letters to vindicate their character ; and to set forth some portion of their wrongs , I
have been led to prosecute my inquiries respecting the North American Indians .
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thereby be induced to view with jealousy , reports which may be prejudicial to the
Indian character . Let him also remember , that they have no historians , to record
their wrongs , or plead their cause against their oppressors ; -- yet they believe ...
thereby be induced to view with jealousy , reports which may be prejudicial to the
Indian character . Let him also remember , that they have no historians , to record
their wrongs , or plead their cause against their oppressors ; -- yet they believe ...
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INTRODUCTORY . My design in the following pages is rather to collect a series
of facts and observations , bearing on the recent and present state and character
of the North American Indians , than to furnish an account of their remote history .
INTRODUCTORY . My design in the following pages is rather to collect a series
of facts and observations , bearing on the recent and present state and character
of the North American Indians , than to furnish an account of their remote history .
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years to ascertain their character previous to their intercourse with European man
; and I think it might be safely asserted that until that fatal period of their history ,
they were , in the unsophisticated qualities of mind , one of the noblest people of
...
years to ascertain their character previous to their intercourse with European man
; and I think it might be safely asserted that until that fatal period of their history ,
they were , in the unsophisticated qualities of mind , one of the noblest people of
...
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| Título | Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Collection Baby Collections spéciales Indigenous Peoples: North America |
| Autor | James Buchanan |
| Editor | Black and Young, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Nacional de Austria |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2012 |
| N.º de páginas | 375 páginas |
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