Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes

Informationen zum Autor George Catlin was an American painter and writer. In 1823 he gave up his law practice to pursue his self-taught art, painting portraits in Philadelphia, Washington, D. C. and Albany, New York. After meeting a tribal delegation of Native Americans from the Far West he became eager to preserve the vanishing tribes and customs of the Native Americans through his art. Klappentext This 1868 children's book recounts George Catlin's experiences in North and South America, mixing folktale, history and anecdote. Zusammenfassung First published in 1868, this is the second of two children's books recounting the experiences of the painter George Catlin (1796–1872) among the native populations of North and South America. Written in an anecdotal style, the book explores indigenous history and folklore as well as outlining Catlin's ethnographical theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The rattlesnake's den; 2. Gold hunting in the crystal mountains; 3. Descent of the Yucayali; 4. The Flathead Indians; 5. California; 6. Rio de Janeiro; 7. Buenos Ayres; 8. Tierra del Fuego; 9. The Indians, where from?; 10. The Indians, who are they?; 11. The Indians, where are they going?

Product details

• Authors: George Catlin, Catlin George
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9781108052917
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05291-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to Native American people / First Americans