1846 Chippewa INDIANS 1ed McKenney
Memoirs Creek Cherokee POCAHONTAS Portrait
Thomas McKenney’s “Memoirs” is one of
the best mid-19th-century accounts of travels among Native American
Indians! Published in 1846, “Memoirs Official and Personal” describes
McKenney’s adventures on the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers, interactions
with the Winnebagoes, living among the Cherokee and Creek peoples, and his
attempts at improving the living conditions of Indians through political
persuasion. Note that this first edition contains numerous full-page
engravings including the highly coveted, hand-colored illustration of
Pocahontas!
Larned’s perspective on this book is
important:
“McKenney was
appointed superintendent of the US trade with the Indian tribes…. He had great
faith in the fundamental worth of the Indian, and has much to say in regard to
the ‘abominable abuse of power’ of the government with the Indians. In 1826 he
made an extensive trip in order to negotiate a treaty with the Chippewa
Indians.”
Item number: #25462
Price: $795
McKENNEY, Thomas L
Memoirs, official and personal : with sketches of travels among the
northern and southern Indians
New York: Paine and Burgess, 1846. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete; 2 volumes in 1
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Vol. I – viii,
17-340
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Vol. II – vi, 9-136
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15 engraved plates
· References: Graff 2628; Rader 2313; Howes M
130; Larned 660; Field 993, 994
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in
(24cm x 16.5cm)
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