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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.

It's probably been about a year since I read it, so I can only offer some
dimly recollected impressions. As I recall, I thought Drimmer's selections
presented a fairly balanced view of what is after all a pretty lopsided
phenomenon......though, come to think of it, while the mechanics were often
radically different, a great many Indians were also kidnapped by Whites. I
remember wondering why there were no accounts preceding 1750. Surely, this
was not the earliest that such an event occurred and the victim lived to
tell the tale. The may be something about this in the prefatory material
but, if so, I don't remember it. Drimmer's notes are perfunctory and he did
not include a bibliography or an index.......he should be gutshot, but it's
probably too late.

My copy is in paperback. On the insides of both front and back covers is a
list of 51 other "Dover Books on the American Indian". If yours doesn't
have this list and you're interested, let me know via email. I'll be happy
to send it.......um......it might take a few days......and I can't promise
slavish adherence to MLA standards.

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.

Probably depends to a large extent on how easy one is to inspire. As for
myself, I can't think many treatments that I would consider too harsh or
barbaric for anyone who invaded my home......regardless of what side of
which fence it might lie on.

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.

I try to observes the usual social forms when entering someone else's house
for the first time, but I can't help but let my eyes quickly scan the room
for bookshelves. If there are any present, I WILL find an opportunity to
browse.

Wolfgang
oh, and if i'm not mistaken (and i'm not), we have in our midst a couple of
wonderful "human resources" for further investigation into matters
bibliographical.....they will make their presence known if and when
needed......and if they are so inclined.