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The History of the American Indians

其他書名	A Critical Edition
出版	University of Alabama Press, 2005
主題	History / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
ISBN	08173139319780817313937
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=g7BIfx47bLYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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A fully annotated edition of a classic work detailing the cultures of five southeastern American Indian tribes during the Contact Period

James Adair was an Englishman who lived and traded among the southeastern Indians for more than 30 years, from 1735 to 1768. During that time he covered the territory from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. He encountered and lived among Indians, advised governors, spent time with settlers, and worked tirelessly for the expansion of British interests against the French and the Spanish. Adair’s acceptance by the Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws provided him the opportunity to record, compare, and analyze their cultures and traditions.

Adair’s written work, first published in England in 1775, is considered one of the finest histories of the Native Americans. His observations provide one of the earliest and what many modern scholars regard as the best account of southeastern Indian cultures. This edition adheres to current standards of literary editing, following the original closely, and provides fully annotated and indexed critical apparatus.