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Excerpt from Missouri: A Bone of ContentionAlthough the F ranch were the first to explore the Mississippi, to map out its course, and to establish per manent settlements upon its banks, they were not its discoverers neither were they the first to ¿oat upon its waters. That honor, if the term can be applied to What was but a lucky incident in a mad search after gold, be longs to the Spaniards, and is usually ascribed to Her nando de_ Soto, thou...

Excerpt from The Food of Certain American Indians and Their Methods of Preparing ItThe theory that a man is what he eats can hardly be said to account for all the phenomena that attended the progress of the human race from savagery to civilization, and yet there is truth enough in it to justify an examina tion into the food supply of any people whose position in the scale of development may become a subject of inquiry. Especially is this true ...

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About the Book Books about Native American Studies consider aspects of the history, culture, community, and current experience of indigenous peoples in North and South America since the arrival of Europeans. Titles include: A Plea for the Indians: With Facts and Features of the Late War in Oregon, The Serpent Symbol and the Worship of the Reciprocal Principles of Nature in America, Birds Without a Nest: A Story of Indian Life and Priestly Oppr...

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Excerpt from Dress and Ornaments of Certain American Indians Capt. Ribaulde. Per contra, Harlot, Plate IV., says their noses were plain and fiatte. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the orig...

Excerpt from Missouri: A Bone of Contention Although the F ranch were the first to explore the Mississippi, to map out its course, and to establish per manent settlements upon its banks, they were not its discoverers neither were they the first to ¿oat upon its waters. That honor, if the term can be applied to What was but a lucky incident in a mad search after gold, be longs to the Spaniards, and is usually ascribed to Her nando de_ Soto, th...

Excerpt from The Mounds of the Mississippi Valley: Historically ConsideredTN a papef upon the Prehistoric Remains of Kentucky, published in the first volume iof these Memoirs, I have expressed the opinion that it was impossible to distinguish between a series of stone implements taken from the mounds in the Mississippi Valley, and a similar series made and used by the modern Indians. In fact, so alike are these objects in conception and execut...

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Excerpt from The Food of Certain American Indians and Their Methods of Preparing ItThe theory that a man is what he eats can hardly be said to account for all the phenomena that attended the progress of the human race from savagery to civilization, and yet there is truth enough in it to justify an examina tion into the food supply of any people whose position in the scale of development may become a subject of inquiry. Especially is this true ...

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