The Boy's Catlin
- My Life Among the Indians
- Indbinding:
- Hardback
- Sideantal:
- 432
- Udgivet:
- 10. september 2010
- Størrelse:
- 152x229x29 mm.
- Vægt:
- 803 g.
- 2-3 uger.
- 22. november 2024
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Beskrivelse af The Boy's Catlin
The Boy's Catlin: My Life Among the Indians is a memoir written by George Catlin, an American artist and writer who lived among Native American tribes in the early 19th century. The book is a condensed version of Catlin's larger work, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, and is intended for younger readers.In the book, Catlin recounts his experiences living among various Native American tribes, including the Mandan, Sioux, and Cheyenne. He describes their customs, beliefs, and daily life, as well as their interactions with white settlers and the US government.The Boy's Catlin also includes illustrations by Catlin himself, depicting scenes from his travels and the people he encountered. These illustrations provide a visual representation of the Native American cultures that Catlin describes in his writing.Overall, The Boy's Catlin offers a unique perspective on Native American life in the early 19th century, as seen through the eyes of an outsider who was deeply interested in their culture and way of life.1909. With sixteen illustrations from the author's original drawings. During Catlin's eight-year odyssey among the Blackfoot, Poncas, Crow, and Mandans, he lived with them, acquired their languages, and studied very thoroughly their habits, customs and mode of life, making copious notes and many studies for paintings. Afterward he wrote books about them, building a unique record of the people America was destroying. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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