"If you have ever wondered about the Indian tribes who lived in the American Southeast at the time of European settlement, this book is for you. . . . Eleven of

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William Bartram traveled throughout the American Southeast from 1773-1776. He occupies a unique place as an American Enlightenment explorer, naturalist, writer,

Though they speak several different languages and organize themselves into many distinct tribes, the Native American peoples of the Southeast share a complex an