The Red Race of America (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Red Race of America (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Red Race of America The next object of antiquarian interest, in my descent, was at Gallipolis -the site of an original French settlement on the west bank, which is connected with a story of much interest, in the history of western migrations. It, IS an elevated and eligible plain, which had before been the site of an Indian or aboriginal settlement. Some of the articles found in a mound, such as plates of mica and sea shells, and heads of the wrought conch, indicated the same remote period for this ancient settlement, as the one at Grave Creek Flats; 'but I never heard of any inscribed articles, or monuments bearing alphabetic characters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.