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Sketches of the history, manners, and customs, of the North American Indians, : with a plan for their melioration.

James Buchanan, William C. Borradaile (Publisher), John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder, Samuel F. Jarvis, Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
Print Book, English, 1824
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Published by William Borradaile, No. 130 Fulton-street., New-York:, 1824
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2 volumes (xi, [2], 14-182; 156 pages) ; 20 cm.
11407048
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Indian mythology
Indian mythology North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America Languages
Indians of North America Religion
Langues des Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord
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North America
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Sketches of the history, manners, and customs of the North American Indians.
Buchanan, James, British consul at New York.
644544874
Volume 1 largely based on John Heckewelder's Account of the history, manners, and customs of the Indian nations; vol. 2 includes "On the religion of the Indian tribes in North America" (pages [5]-47), by Samuel F. Jarvis, and "Language of the Indians" (pages 48-82), by Peter S. Du Ponceau