Algic researches,
comprising inquiries respecting the mental characteristics of the North American Indians. First series. Indian tales and legends.
By Henry Roe Schoolcraft.

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Main Author

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864

Language(s)

English

Published

New-York, Harper, 1839.

Subjects

Hiawatha, > Hiawatha, / active 15th century.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Folklore.

Note

A later edition (Philadelphia, 1856), with some additions and omissions, was published under the title: The myth of Hiawatha.
"The term Algic is "derived from the words Alleghany and Atlantic, in reference to the race of Indians anciently located in this geographical area."--v. 1, p. 12.
No more published.

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2 v. 20 cm.

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