Man and nature: the tropics and the poles1849 |
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Sivu
... taken from his paintings , will remain as a vivid memento of Indian life , when , as it is too probable will soon be the case , the people whose story it records have utterly disappeared from the face of the earth . This has already ...
... taken from his paintings , will remain as a vivid memento of Indian life , when , as it is too probable will soon be the case , the people whose story it records have utterly disappeared from the face of the earth . This has already ...
Sivu
... taken from the eagle or the raven ; and over all stood forth , in full relief , the fierce - looking head and horns of the buffalo , which was , by a universal regulation among the Mandans , possessed by every man in the tribe , hung at ...
... taken from the eagle or the raven ; and over all stood forth , in full relief , the fierce - looking head and horns of the buffalo , which was , by a universal regulation among the Mandans , possessed by every man in the tribe , hung at ...
Sivu
... taken from the animal when first killed , is wrapped around the body , and tightly bound with thongs of raw hide , from head to foot . Then , other robes are soaked in water till quite soft , and these are also bandaged round the body ...
... taken from the animal when first killed , is wrapped around the body , and tightly bound with thongs of raw hide , from head to foot . Then , other robes are soaked in water till quite soft , and these are also bandaged round the body ...
Sivu
... taken as slaves by the Riccarees - the rest were all swept away . One incident in the last days of the Mandan nation is of thrilling interest . Mah - to - toh - pa , the hero of his tribe -handsome , hospitable , generous , and brave ...
... taken as slaves by the Riccarees - the rest were all swept away . One incident in the last days of the Mandan nation is of thrilling interest . Mah - to - toh - pa , the hero of his tribe -handsome , hospitable , generous , and brave ...
Sivu
... taken in their constant wars with neighbouring tribes . The government is a tyranny , cemented by blood and supported by confiscation ; their religion , a degrading and bloody superstition . And yet , while we thus describe , in terms ...
... taken in their constant wars with neighbouring tribes . The government is a tyranny , cemented by blood and supported by confiscation ; their religion , a degrading and bloody superstition . And yet , while we thus describe , in terms ...
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abound animals appear arctic ASHANTEE CHIEF beast beneath bird-nester birds boats body BOOTHIA FELIX buffalo Captain Harris Captain Ross carcase catching Catlin China Chinese civilized climate coast colour comfort Confucius coracle courage covered deer dogs dressed duction earth eggs eider-duck elephant engraving Esquimaux European feet forests frozen Fury Beach gannet grass Greenland habits hair Hebrides herd Hindoo hundred Indian inhabited jungle king land Laplander length lichen living lodges MANDAN INDIANS Mandans manner miles monante Moselekatse nation natives nests night North America northern Norway once parsee passed perish Polar Sea poor pounds weight reach regions reindeer rivers robes rock rope round sachems sail sea-fowl seemed ship shore side Sir Felix Booth skin sledges snow soon spear spot stick summer thousand tiger Tiriksiu trees tribe vessel Victory village visited voyage wigwam wild winter wolf wolves wood