On Dec 18, 1:22*pm, Giles wrote:
On Dec 18, 12:32*pm, DaveS wrote:

I was referring to Bernard DeVoto, the historian and writer, and in
particular his 1947 book, "Across the Wide Missouri," focused on the
period 1833-1838, and the expedition headed by Willian Drummond
Stewart, who brought Alfred Jacob Miller an artist with him. The book
contains 96 repros, some in color of contemporaneous paintings by
Miller, Bodmer and Catlin.

This is a page on Stewart, the "second son . . . of Sir George
Steward, 17th. lord of Grandtully, fifth baronet of Murthly."

http://www.3rd1000.com/history3/biography/wdstewart.htm`

I clicked that link. *Got a page cannot be displayed error message.
So, I still don't know anything about Alfred Jacob Miller or what
DeVoto learned from him. *I could do a little research and find out
for myself, of course, but my first such endeavor today, while
interesting and enlightening enough, didn't result in anything
germain. *Maybe a capsule report from you would help me to decide
whether or not the matter is worth pursuing.

Thanks.

giles

For example, he identifies the Lenni Lenapes as a group of East Coast
Indians who did not vanish but transformed into plains people via
their association with the EuroAmerican newcomer. IE another
adaptation scenario/ alternate to the Cherokee? These determinations
allow for an alternative "opposite side of the battle-line" interpret
of the Frontier Wars. etc

He spots the double re curve, composite bow in the paintings, Even til
recently the North American indigenous horse peoples were not credited
with this innovation. Standard opinion was that this kind of very
powerful and maneuverable bow was the sole province of the Mongol
Horde. Devoto raised all kinds of questions to a placid academic
orthodoxy. DeVoto was a precursor of the best of the New Left
historical analysis. He had a respect for artifact as well as words in
presenting and interpreting the record.

Dave