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SCHOOLCRAFT, LL. D, HENRY R. - The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends, Mythological and Allegoric of the North American Indians

Philadelphia, PA: J. P. Lippincott & Co, 1856. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The brown cloth covers have some edge wear, rubbing, light fraying and a couple of chipped tears to the top spine. There is a gilt embossed library code to the bottom spine end. There is also inked library code numbers on the copyright page and the dedication page, but there are no other identifying library designations (where from) except a card pocket remnant on the rear pastedown page. (possibly a home library). There is a previous owner's bookplate (LeRoy V. Brandt) on the front pastedown page. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are several pages (less than ten) with small previous owner ink notations / underlining. This book is rewritten, with changes - both omissions and additions - from the original "Algic Researches of 1839) (the word Algic representing Algonquin). "Schoolcraft worked for years on the history and survey of the Indian tribes of the United States. It was published in six volumes from 1851 to 1857 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Of Philadelphia. Critics praised its scholarship and valuable content by Schoolcraft, and the meticulous and knowledgeable illustrations by Eastman. Critics also noted the work's shortcomings, including a lack of index, and poor organization, which made the information almost inaccessible. Almost 100 years later, in 1954, the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution prepared and published an index to the volumes. (It was not until 1928 that the US government conducted another overall study of the conditions of American Indians; it was informally known as the Meriam Report, after the technical director of the team, Lewis Meriam. ) " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 161.5] Booknumber: 43502

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