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• catalog abstract "On September 3, 1766, Jonathan Carver, a fifty-six year old captain the Massachusetts Colonial Militia and a veteran of the French and Indian Wars, set off from Fort Michilimackinac (now Mackinac, Michigan) to explore the uncharted American wilderness. Working under orders from Major Robert Rogers, his mission was to "explore the interior and unknown Tracts of the Continent of America ... and make Observations, Surveys and Draughts thereof." During the three years that followed, Carver journeyed through more than five thousand miles of previously unexplored territory along the Great Lakes and across the Mississippi River, scrupulously recording all that he saw of the Native American cultures he encountered as well as the flora, fauna, climate and geography. First published in England in 1778, Jonathan Carver's account of his explorations, Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America, was to become an international bestseller. It would go through several editions in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and be translated into French, German, Dutch, and Greek. Out of print for more than a hundred years, this influential work is once again available due to the efforts of historian Norman Gelb. Written in a charmingly unpretentious style, and illustrated with reproduction of the original map and copper plates appearing in the original 1778 edition, Carver's book offers a unique firsthand account of an American continent untouched by European influence. But above all, Carver's depictions of the Naudowessies, with whom he spent an entire winter and among whom he was to become an honorary chief, provides one of the first in-depth accounts of day-to-day life in a Native American culture. For his era, Carver was an extraordinarily unbiased and compassionate observer, and his observations of Native American society, beliefs, customs, and character (in comparison to which he found European civilization sorely wanting at times) did much to change the prevailing notion of Native Americans as "uncouthe savages." Jonathan Carver's Travels Through America, 1766-1768 is based on the original 1778 edition published in England, and features an extensive biographical introduction on the life and times of Jonathan Carver by Norman Gelb. This new edition of Carver's seminal work will be a treasured addition to the libraries of historians and general readers alike.".
• catalog contributor b4055240.
• catalog contributor b4055241.
• catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley Description and travel.".
• catalog coverage "North America Discovery and exploration British.".
• catalog coverage "North America Discovery and exploration English.".
• catalog coverage "Northwestern States Description and travel.".
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "For his era, Carver was an extraordinarily unbiased and compassionate observer, and his observations of Native American society, beliefs, customs, and character (in comparison to which he found European civilization sorely wanting at times) did much to change the prevailing notion of Native Americans as "uncouthe savages." Jonathan Carver's Travels Through America, 1766-1768 is based on the original 1778 edition published in England, and features an extensive biographical introduction on the life and times of Jonathan Carver by Norman Gelb. This new edition of Carver's seminal work will be a treasured addition to the libraries of historians and general readers alike.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction: The Life and Times of Jonathan Carver -- pt. 1. Jonathan Carver's Travels -- pt. 2. Of The Origin, Manners, Customs, Religion, and Language of the Indians. I. The Origin of the Indians. II. Of the Person and Dress of the Indians. III. Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians. IV. The Indian Method of Reckoning Time. V. Of the Government of the Indians. VI. Of Their Feasts and Dances. VII. Of Their Hunting. VIII. Of Their Manner of Making War. IX. Of Their Manner of Making Peace. X. Of Their Games. XI. Of Their Marriage Ceremonies. XII. Of Their Religion. XIII. Of Their Diseases. XIV. Of the Manner in Which They Treat Their Dead. XV. A Concise Character of the Indians. XVI. Of Their Hieroglyphicks. XVII. Of the Beasts Which Are Found in the Interior Parts of North America -- Appendix: The Probability of the Interior Parts of North America Becoming Commercial Colonies and the Means by Which This Might Be Effected.".
• catalog description "It would go through several editions in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and be translated into French, German, Dutch, and Greek. Out of print for more than a hundred years, this influential work is once again available due to the efforts of historian Norman Gelb. Written in a charmingly unpretentious style, and illustrated with reproduction of the original map and copper plates appearing in the original 1778 edition, Carver's book offers a unique firsthand account of an American continent untouched by European influence. But above all, Carver's depictions of the Naudowessies, with whom he spent an entire winter and among whom he was to become an honorary chief, provides one of the first in-depth accounts of day-to-day life in a Native American culture. ".
• catalog description "On September 3, 1766, Jonathan Carver, a fifty-six year old captain the Massachusetts Colonial Militia and a veteran of the French and Indian Wars, set off from Fort Michilimackinac (now Mackinac, Michigan) to explore the uncharted American wilderness. Working under orders from Major Robert Rogers, his mission was to "explore the interior and unknown Tracts of the Continent of America ... and make Observations, Surveys and Draughts thereof." During the three years that followed, Carver journeyed through more than five thousand miles of previously unexplored territory along the Great Lakes and across the Mississippi River, scrupulously recording all that he saw of the Native American cultures he encountered as well as the flora, fauna, climate and geography. First published in England in 1778, Jonathan Carver's account of his explorations, Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America, was to become an international bestseller. ".
• catalog extent "vi, 245 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Jonathan Carver's travels through America, 1766-1768.".
• catalog identifier "0471575798 (cloth) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Jonathan Carver's travels through America, 1766-1768.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Wiley,".
• catalog relation "Jonathan Carver's travels through America, 1766-1768.".
• catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley Description and travel.".
• catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley".
• catalog spatial "North America Discovery and exploration British.".
• catalog spatial "North America Discovery and exploration English.".
• catalog spatial "Northwestern States Description and travel.".
• catalog spatial "Northwestern States".
• catalog subject "917.704/1 20".
• catalog subject "Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780 Diaries.".
• catalog subject "Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.".
• catalog subject "F597 .J6 1993".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Mississippi River Valley History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Northwestern States History 18th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Life and Times of Jonathan Carver -- pt. 1. Jonathan Carver's Travels -- pt. 2. Of The Origin, Manners, Customs, Religion, and Language of the Indians. I. The Origin of the Indians. II. Of the Person and Dress of the Indians. III. Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians. IV. The Indian Method of Reckoning Time. V. Of the Government of the Indians. VI. Of Their Feasts and Dances. VII. Of Their Hunting. VIII. Of Their Manner of Making War. IX. Of Their Manner of Making Peace. X. Of Their Games. XI. Of Their Marriage Ceremonies. XII. Of Their Religion. XIII. Of Their Diseases. XIV. Of the Manner in Which They Treat Their Dead. XV. A Concise Character of the Indians. XVI. Of Their Hieroglyphicks. XVII. Of the Beasts Which Are Found in the Interior Parts of North America -- Appendix: The Probability of the Interior Parts of North America Becoming Commercial Colonies and the Means by Which This Might Be Effected.".
• catalog title "Jonathan Carver's travels through America, 1766-1768 : an eighteenth-century explorer's account of uncharted America / edited and with an introduction by Norman Gelb.".
• catalog type "Diaries. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "Travels through the interior parts of North-America. swd".
• catalog type "text".