North American Indians (Nature Classics) - Softcover

Catlin, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140252673 ISBN 13: 9780140252675

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

From 1831 to 1837, George Catlin, American ethnologist, travelled extensively among the native peoples of North America - from the Muskogee and Miccosukee Creeks of the Southeast to the Lakota, Mandan, and Pawnee of the West, and from the Winnebagos and Menominees of the North to the Comanches of eastern Texas. Studying their habits, customs and mode of life, Catlin made numerous notes and sketches. The results were published in two volumes of work in 1840. This one-volume edition of Catlin's journals is illustrated with more than 50 reproductions of his paintings and contains text on the manners, customs and condition of the North American Indians.

About this title

About the Author:

George Catlin (1796-1873) abandoned his law practice to live among the Plains Indians of North America, acquiring their languages and studying their habits, customs, and mode of life. His huge collection of pictures, artifacts, and findings were exhibited around the United States and Europe to great acclaim.Peter Matthiessen was the cofounder of the Paris Review and is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Indian Country, and The Snow Leopard, winner of the National Book Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140252673
• ISBN 13: 9780140252675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560