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North American Indians by George Catlin
Although he is best known for his paintings of Native Americans, George Catlin (1796 1872) also wrote books about his experiences among the indigenous peoples of the United States. During the 1830s he travelled widely in the western frontier regions with the aim of documenting the vanishing cultures of the Indians, and managed to meet 48 groups. This was a critical time for Native Americans, as US government policies were forcing many tribes off their ancestral land and onto reservations west of the Mississippi River. Catlin's two-volume work, published in 1841, is a compilation of his letters and field notes, and includes over 300 line drawings of people, artefacts and animals. He expresses disgust at the Europeans' treatment of the 'honest and honourable' Indians, who have 'fallen victims to whiskey, the small-pox and the bayonet'. Volume 1 focuses on the Crow, Blackfeet and Mandan peoples in the Great Plains.George Catlin was a painter and writer from the United States. He left his law profession in 1823 to pursue his self-taught art, painting portraits in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140170146 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140170146 |
| Title | North American Indians |
| Author | George Catlin |
| Series | Penguin Nature Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Year published | 1990-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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