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Henry Schoolcraft's 'A Life on the American Frontiers: Collected Works of Henry Schoolcraft' offers a comprehensive view of his experiences and observations as an explorer, geologist, and ethnologist in the early 19th century. This collection showcases Schoolcraft's meticulous documentation of Native American culture, folklore, and traditions, providing valuable insights into a rapidly changing American landscape. His writing style is both informative and engaging, reflecting his dedication to preserving the history and heritage of the indigenous peoples he encountered. Schoolcraft's work serves as a significant contribution to American literature and ethnography, bridging the gap between the past and the present. Through his detailed accounts and vivid descriptions, readers are transported to a bygone era, allowing them to appreciate the complexity and richness of Native American societies. This anthology is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, anthropology, or Indigenous studies, as it sheds light on a pivotal period of cultural exchange and transformation in the United States.
Introducing a dramatic new chapter to American Indian literary history, this book brings to the public for the first time the complete writings of the first known American Indian literary writer, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (her English name) or Bamewawagezhikaquay (her Ojibwe name), Woman of the Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky (1800-1842). Beginning as early as 1815, Schoolcraft wrote poems and traditional stories while also translating songs and other Ojibwe texts into English. Her stories were published in adapted, unattributed versions by her husband, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, a founding figure in American anthropology and folklore, and they became a key source for Longfellow's ...
Myths of Hiawatha, Oneata, the red race in America.
This carefully created collection presents works of Henry Schoolcraft. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Memoirs & Explorations: Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas Ethnographical & Historical Works: The American Indians The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends The Indian Fairytale Book Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 – 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. He is also noted for his major six-volume study of Native Americans published in the 1850s.
In this book, the author presents the narratives of two expeditions authorized by the United States to discover the sources of the Mississippi River, offering a concise summary of the important facts and information gathered over a period of twelve years. The author explains the definition of a river's true source and asserts that the combined narratives prove that the Itasca Lake is the source of the Mississippi River. The book also sheds light on the domestic organization and social habits of the expedition parties, adding to the historical and cultural significance of the expeditions. This book provides a comprehensive and informative account of the expeditions and their contributions to scientific knowledge and exploration.
In the early nineteenth century, the profession of American anthropology emerged as European Americans James Fenimore Cooper and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, among others, began to make a living by studying the "Indian." Less well known are the AmerIndians who, at that time, were writing and publishing ethnographic accounts of their own people. By bringing to the fore this literature of autoethnography and revealing its role in the forming of anthropology as we know it, this book searches out -- and shakes -- the foundations of American cultural studies. Scott Michaelsen shows cultural criticism to be at an impasse, trapped by tradition even in its attempts to get beyond tradition. With this dile...