The North American Indians
By Edward S. Curtis.
Description
It is thus near to Nature that much of the life of the Indian still is; hence its story, rather than being replete with statistics of commercial conquests, is a record of the Indian's relations with and his dependence on the phenomena of the universe--the trees and shrubs, the sun and stars, the lightning and rain--for these to him are animate creatures. Even more than that, they are deified, therefore are revered and propitiated, since upon them man must depend for his well being.--Edward S. Curtis, The North American IndiansBetween 1896 and 1930, Edward S. Curtis documented Native Am...
ISBN(s)
0912334355, 9780912334356
