Samuel G Drake THE BOOK OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA 1833 Leatherbound Antique Gilt Engraved Illustrated Plates Illustrations Native Americans Wars Culture Orators History Biography Northern New England Southern Iroquois Five Nations West Pocahontas Powhatan Chlucco Seminoles Red Jacket Black‾Hawk Quinnapin Tuspaquin US

Title: The Book of the Indians of North America: Comprising Details in the Lives of About Five Hundred Chiefs and Others, the Most Distinguished Among Them. Also, a History of Their Wars; Their Manners and Customs; Speeches of Orators, Etc., from Their First Being Known to Europeans to the Present Time. Exhibiting also an Analysis of the Most Distinguished Authors Who Have Written upon the Great Question of the First Peopling of America
Author: Samuel G. Drake ‾ Samuel Gardner Drake was an American antiquarian. Drake was educated in the common schools, and from 1818 to 1825 taught in a district school. Fond of literary pursuits, in 1828 he went to Boston, where he established an antiquarian bookstore — the first of its kind in the United States — and devoted himself to the study of early United States history. He continued to do business as a bookseller and publisher during his life, and the most noted writers of his day availed themselves of the store of information that he had collected.

Drake was one of the founders (1847) of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, was its president in 1858, and for many years was the editor of its quarterly Register, contributing many articles to its pages. In 1858‾60 he resided in London, England.
Publisher: Josiah Drake
City: Boston
Year: 1833
Binding Style: Hardcover
Width: 5.75″ Height: 9″
Book Details: This antique volume is bound in full leather with gilt lettering and tooling to the spine, featuring two Native American figures. The work is enhanced with twenty‾four engraved illustrations, all of which are present save the original frontispiece. The author details the history of the Native American Indians, including a biography and history of the Northern or New England Indians, Southern Indians, Iroquois or Five Nations and Nations of the West. Pocahontas, Powhatan, Chlucco, Seminoles, Red Jacket, Black‾Hawk, Quinnapin, Tuspaquin and many other historical figures are mentioned.
Condition / Notes: This leatherbound volume shows nicely, with some typical indications of age and wear, including shelfwear and rubbing, with minor loss to high points and spine. The binding is generally sound, however the hinges and text block are slightly cracked. Text and illustrations are clear and legible through moderate/heavy age toning/foxing, with some moisture markings to the text block. The front flyleaf exhibits some loss and there is soiling to preliminary pages. There is some worm/insect damage to the last few pages and inner rear board. The frontispiece in this book is not the original.

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