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Traditions of the North American Indians, Volume I

by James Athearn Jones

2019-01-29 17:56:30

It has been thought that the introduction prefixed to the first edition, and which was intended as a mere framework upon which to hang the traditions, was not satisfactorily contrived, and that the title did not set forth the true nature of the work. ... Read more
It has been thought that the introduction prefixed to the first edition, and which was intended as a mere framework upon which to hang the traditions, was not satisfactorily contrived, and that the title did not set forth the true nature of the work. I think so myself, and have therefore suppressed that introduction, and given to the work a strictly accurate title. I have supplied the place of the introduction with a brief statement of the opportunities I have had of studying the Indian character, and with an exhibition of proofs of the genuineness of the traditions themselves. The public having been pleased to say that "if the matter was genuine, the manner was good," and that a successful attempt to "stamp the legends with the character of authenticity" would elevate them to the dignity of "historical records," I have been at some pains to collect and offer the required proofs. Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Books
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James Athearn Jones
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James Athearn Jones was born in Tisbury, Massachusetts, 4 June, 1790; died in Brooklyn, New York, in August, 1853. After receiving a common school education, he made several voyages to the West Indies...

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