The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada (eBook)

Cadwallader Colden (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
185 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406650008-5 (EAN)

Infos

The History of the Five Indian Nations is a first hand account written by Cadwallader Colden. He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy. Impressions he made during the service resulted in writing this book, the first one on the subject. This book brings the first information regarding the life and customs of indigenous people from the North.

Autor

John Gregory Bourke (1846 – 1896) was a captain in the United States Army and a prolific diarist and postbellum author; he wrote several books about the American Old West, including ethnologies of its indigenous peoples. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a cavalryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Based on his service during the war, his commander nominated him to West Point, where he graduated in 1869, leading to service as an Army officer until his death.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Alexander Hamilton • British colonization • Civil War • Colonial history • Cormac McCarthy • cultural customs • early settlers • firsthand account • historical exploration • Indigenous peoples • Iroquois Confederacy • Karl May • killers of the flower moon • native American tribes • Nick Offerman • North American History • The Long Road Home • the lost city of z • Wild West • zane grey