"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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- Actually, the two are eminently combinable.

true , i did have my daughter quiz me while we were fishing, for an exam
i
have in my north american indians class tommorrow ;-)

If it's an area of particular interest.....as opposed to merely another
class.....you might want to have a look at "Captured by the Indians",
subtitled "15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870", edited by Frederick Drimmer,
Dover Publications, 1961. As the title suggests, it's a compendium of
abbreviated versions of the accounts of a number of "white" people who had
a
more intimate and more extended look at the subject matter than most.

Wolfgang


i picked that one up today as well. it'll be interesting to read these
accounts from the white perspective. the instructor of my north american
indians class said on the first day that he will be telling us stories that
will inspire rage at people on both sides of the issue, as well as anger and
pity. i already know this to be true, and i suspect this book may contain
some material that will provoke those same emotions.
i always enjoy being introduced to new resources on such subjects, and
books are *one* of my favorite things, to which anyone who has been in my
home can attest.


snakefiddler