John Long's Voyages and Travels in the Years 1768-1788
by Quaife, M. M
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: R. R. Donnelly & Sons. Very Good+. 1922. Hardcover. 7 x 4 1/2 inches bound in green cloth with gilt - complete in 238 bright pages with a frontis map. Bright fresh copy. OCLC: "Historical introduction -- Preface to original edition -- Removal to America -- The village of Caughnawaga -- Concerning the Iroquois or Five Nations Indians -- Scalping and Indian warfare -- The Connecedaga or Rondaxe Indians -- From Montreal to Mackinac -- Removal to Lake Superior and adoption by the Chippewas -- The winter at Lac la Mort ; Encounter with the natives -- Further proceedings at Lac la Mort -- Return to Lake Superior -- Second winter among the Nipigon Indians -- Famine and cannibalism: observations upon the Hudson's Bay Company -- Indian customs and beliefs: return to Mackinac -- An escapade at Mackinac, and expedition to Prairie du Chien -- Expedition to the Saguenay Country -- Further vicissitudes of the author." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78236
- Title
- John Long's Voyages and Travels in the Years 1768-1788
- Author
- Quaife, M. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- R. R. Donnelly & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Indian Trader, Map, John Long Journal, Lakeside Classis, Five Nations
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- Cloth
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