The Lenape and Their Legends, With the Complete Text and Symbols of the Walam Olum - Couverture souple

Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1443711020 ISBN 13 : 9781443711029

Editeur : Read Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Lenape And Their Legends, With The Complete Text And Symbols Of The Walam Olum. PREFACE. In the present volume I have grouped a series of ethnological studies of the Indians of Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, around what is asserted to be one of the most curious records of ancient American history. For a long time this record, or Red Score-was supposed to have been lost. Having obtained the original text complete about a year ago, I printed a few copies and sent them to several educated native Delawares with a request for aid in its transhtion and opinions on its authenticity. The results will be found in the following pages. The interest in the subject thus excited prompted me to a general review of our knowledge of the Lenape or Dela wares, their history and traditions, their language and customs. This disclosed the existence of a number of things not mentioned in bibliographies...

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The Lenâpé and their Legends - With the Complete Text and Symbols of the Walam Olum is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1443711020
• ISBN 13: 9781443711029
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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