Indian Sketches : Taken During an Expedition to the Pawnee Tribes in 1833.

Indian Sketches : Taken During an Expedition to the Pawnee Tribes in 1833.

John Treat Irving, Jr. set off west in the footsteps of his famous uncle, Washington Irving, at the tender age of 20 years. Indian Sketches chronicles his experiences traversing the prairie and living among the Pawnees, Otoes, and other tribes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Irving, John Treat (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Crabtree : Narrative Press, the, Sept. 2004.
Subjects:
Pawnee Indians.
Indians of North America > Nebraska.
Indians of North America > Kansas.
Indians of North America
Pawnee Indians
Kansas
Nebraska
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Table of contents""; ""author's dedication""; ""author's introduction""; ""the indian country""; ""the rangers""; ""shawanese and the delawares""; ""arrival at fort leavenworth""; ""the sac indian""; ""sketches""; ""the konza chief""; ""the kickapoos""; ""prairie life""; ""the party of sac indians""; ""the journey""; ""the legend of the saline river""; ""the otoe messengers""; ""an otoe warrior""; ""the iotan and his brother""; ""the reception""; ""the escape""; ""the rival chiefs""; ""domestic grievances""; ""a man of the world""; ""the chase""; ""the metamorphosis""; ""indian dogs""
  • ""Indian life""""the indian guard""; ""the otoe council""; ""distribution of presents""; ""departure of otoes for the hunting grounds""; ""departure from the otoe village""; ""the alarm""; ""reception by grand pawnees""; ""journey to the grand pawnee village""; ""the council""; ""the iotan's wife""; ""journey to the republican village""; ""indian mischief""; ""indian females and feasts""; ""the doctor's adventure""; ""an old warrior""; ""soldier chief's feast""; ""the shian captive""; ""exploit of the black chief""; ""death song""; ""dog feast""; ""doctor's mule""; ""hill of bones""
  • ""The false alarm""""indian sagacity""; ""wolves""; ""burning sycamore""; ""wild turkey""; ""assembling of council""; ""pawnee dance""; ""konza council""

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