Biography and History of the Indians of North America;: Comprising a General Account of Them, and Details in the Lives of All the Most Distinguished Chiefs, and Others, who Have Been Noted, Among the Various Indian Nations Upon the Continent. Also, a History of Their Wars; Their Manners and Customs; and the Most Celebrated Speeches of Their Orators, from Their First Being Known to Europeans to the Present Time. Likewise Exhibiting an Analysis of the Most Distinguished, as Well as Absurd Authors, who Have Written Upon the Great Question of the First Peopling of America. : [Six Lines from Bryant]O.L. Perkins, 56 Cornhill, and Hilliard, Gray & Company, 1834 - Indians of North America - 540 pages |
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... speak for himself . " After having passed the islands which lie beyond the Herculean Strait , we will speak of those which lie much farther into the ocean . Towards Africa , and to the west of it , is an immense island in the broad sea ...
... speak for himself . " After having passed the islands which lie beyond the Herculean Strait , we will speak of those which lie much farther into the ocean . Towards Africa , and to the west of it , is an immense island in the broad sea ...
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... speaking upon the peopling of America , he thinks it altogether out of the question to suppose that it was peopled by the Tartars from the north , because " a people , once settled , must be removed by compulsion , or else tempted ...
... speaking upon the peopling of America , he thinks it altogether out of the question to suppose that it was peopled by the Tartars from the north , because " a people , once settled , must be removed by compulsion , or else tempted ...
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... speak upon the matter before us . He says , " It should not pass without remark , that three most memora- ble things which have borne a very great aspect upon human affairs , did , near the same time , namely , at the conclusion of the ...
... speak upon the matter before us . He says , " It should not pass without remark , that three most memora- ble things which have borne a very great aspect upon human affairs , did , near the same time , namely , at the conclusion of the ...
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... speaking of the Scythians , and our historian applies the passage in speaking of the sudden attacks of the Indians , and their agility in hiding themselves from pursuit . " Dr. Mather wrote at the close of the seventeenth century , and ...
... speaking of the Scythians , and our historian applies the passage in speaking of the sudden attacks of the Indians , and their agility in hiding themselves from pursuit . " Dr. Mather wrote at the close of the seventeenth century , and ...
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... speak for himself , and the reader then may judge for himself . " Before we attempt to explain in what manner the men and animals of America reached this continent , it is necessary to ascertain , if possible , the circumstances of ...
... speak for himself , and the reader then may judge for himself . " Before we attempt to explain in what manner the men and animals of America reached this continent , it is necessary to ascertain , if possible , the circumstances of ...
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