Alhalla, or the Lord of Talladega. A Tale of the Creek War. With Some Selected Miscellanies Chiefly of Early Date.
Alhalla, or the Lord of Talladega. A Tale of the Creek War. With Some Selected Miscellanies Chiefly of Early Date.
By Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
26 Jun, 2019
Sir:—Whatever may be the particular estimate set upon the intellectual character of the American aborigines, or the decision had on the perplexing question of their remote origin, or their actual and varying condition, few will dispute the large sh
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Sir:—Whatever may be the particular estimate set upon the intellectual character of the American aborigines, or the decision had on the perplexing question of their remote origin, or their actual and varying condition, few will dispute the large share of interest which they have in the public mind. And it is a species of interest which, I think we shall perceive, will be found to assume a higher and more imaginative cast, connected with the advancing state of letters and the fine arts, as we recede from the historical era, when these tribes were confessedly the lords and rulers of the land. Less