Jonathan Carver's Travels Through America, 1766-69

An Eighteenth-century Explorer's Account of Uncharted America

Jonathan Carver (Autor)

Norman Gelb (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

252 Seiten

1993 | New edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-57579-5 (ISBN)

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The journal of Jonathan Carver, a captain in the Massachusetts colonial militia who was commissioned in 1766 to chart the unknown regions of the American mid-West. His comments on the three-year journey contain insights into colonialism and the flora, fauna and geography of this area.

Jonathan Carver, a captain in the Massachusetts colonial militia, was commissioned in 1766 to chart the unknown regions of the American Mid-West. His journal of the three-year exploration was acclaimed by critics everywhere on its publication in 1778. Carver's book has been out of print for over 100 years, and his contribution to the exploration of America has been largely forgotten. The reappearance of his journals makes a welcome contribution to the literature of American history both for the scholar and the interested reader. It is filled with insights into unexplored America of the 18th century, providing the first glimpse of Native American cultures from the Mid West, as well as the flora, fauna, climate and geography. @21 VT, N

JONATHAN CARVER'S TRAVELS; OF THE ORIGIN, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, RELIGION, AND LANGUAGE OF THE INDIANS; The Origin of the Indians; Of the Person and Dress of the Indians; Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians; The Indian Method of Reckoning Time; Of the Government of the Indians; Of Their Feasts and Dances; Of Their Hunting; Of Their Manner of Making War; Of Their Manner of Making Peace; Of Their Games; Of Their Marriage Ceremonies; Of Their Religion; Of Their Diseases; Of the Manner in Which They Treat Their Dead; A Concise Character of the Indians; Of Their Hieroglyphicks; Of the Beasts Which Are Found in the Interior Parts of North America; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.3.1993
Zusatzinfo	illustrations, maps
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 235 mm
Gewicht	510 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-471-57579-8 / 0471575798
ISBN-13	978-0-471-57579-5 / 9780471575795
Zustand	Neuware