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The second edition in London. |
Description |
1 online resource (559 pages). |
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Classic Nature Writing anthology |
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Classic Nature Writing anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Note |
Originally published: "Philadelphia : Printed by James and Johnson, 1791." |
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Signatures: a⁴ b⁸ B-2L⁸. |
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"An account of the person, manners, customs, and government of the Muscolgulges, or Creeks, Cherokees, Chactaws, &c., aborigines of the continent of North America": p. [479]-520. |
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The final leaf is of instructions to the binder. |
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Includes index. |
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LC copy imperfect: wanting 1 plate, the folded map. DLC |
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Original document: Book. |
Summary |
William Bartram was a Quaker and son of 18th-century naturalist John Bartram. In 1772 he was commissioned by Dr. John Fothergill of London to explore the Florida territories, making drawings and collecting specimens of unfamiliar plants. Bartram sailed from Philadelphia and landed at Charleston, S.C. in 1773.ℓFrom there heℓexplored Georgia and East Florida, especially the portion inhabited by the Seminole Indians. After returning to Charleston, he set out west in 1775ℓfor the Appalachian Mountains and Cherokee country, unaware that war had broken out in New England. He crossed the Chattahoochee River into present-day Alabama and then ventured south, winding up as far as the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge. Bartram was one of the first European Americans to extensively explore the Appalachian region, and his writings are praised for their vivid descriptions of geological features and peoples. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
Subject |
Indians of North America -- Southen states -- Early works to 1800.
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Southen states -- Early works to 1800.
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Southern States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Added Author |
New York State Library, former owner. DLC
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United States. Department of State, former owner. DLC
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Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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