Books with title History of the Indians of North and South America

Lang: - English, Pages 339. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1852]. This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.

Lang:- eng, Pages 324. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1844]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Original Title: History of the Indians of North and South America 1844 [Hardcover], Original Author: Samuel G. Goodrich

Excerpt from History of the Indians, of North and South AmericaTo give, therefore, a historical account of the Ameri can Indians is a task beset with not a few difficulties. Io sources of information must be almost wholly de rived from their conquerors and foes; and though the incidents related may be in the main correct, and the causes that lie on the surface be easily known, yet the more hidden ones, the secret springs of action, are be. Yond our reach. We have not the Indian himself rm cording fbr us the motives that have prompted his stern spirit, carefully veiling his designs from all around, nourishing the dark purpose, and maturing his plans. We are not admitted to the council of the warriors or wise men, and allowed to listen to their relation of the wrongs, real or fancied, they have suflered, or to see how one after another of the chiefs or counsellors utt ters his Opinions, and the deep plot is laid which is to issue in wreaking a dire revenge, even to extermina tion, on the hated intruders.All these various incentives to action, are near ly or quite beyond our inspection. Yet it is in the contemplation of such only, that Indian history can be truly estimated; for all these particulars throw their lights and shades across and into the portraiture of this most singular people. It could hardly be expected, that they, who suffered from the fearful revenge of the red man, who saw, as it were, the scalping-knife gleaming around the head of a beloved wife, or child, or friend, or who felt the arrow quivering in their own flesh, or who heard the war-whoop ringing terrifically on the domestic quiet of their habitation, it could hardly, indeed, be expected, that such persons should be as truthful or impartial as if they had been called to record scenes of a more peaceful and grateful kind. Without, therefore, doing the early writers the injustice of supposing that they mean to misrepresent facts, yet, in glancing over their descriptions of perfidy, ploy, murders, cruelties, and revenge, we must remember that the red man had no one of his race to record for him his history, and be candid and just in our judg ments, where there may often be not a little to exten uate, if not wholly to excuse from blame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from History of the Indians, of North and South AmericaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Goodrich (1793-1860) was an American publisher and author who wrote under the name of Peter Parley. In 1828 he began publishing an illustrated annual, the Token, to which he was a frequent contributor in prose and verse, and in 1841 established Merry's Museum which he edited until 1854. In 1827 he started his series of books written as Peter Parley embracing geography, biography, history, science and miscellaneous tales and whilst he was sole author of only a few of the titles, in his autobiography of 1857 he claimed to be author and editor of 170 volumes with sales of 7 million. Goodrich was also active in Whig politics, serving as a member of the state Senate in 1837. This work published in 1844 contains four illustrations.