Reminiscences of the Indians By the Rev. Cephas Washburn, A.M., Many Years Superintendent of the Dwight Mission Among the Cherokees of the Arkansas; With a Biography of the Author. By Rev. J. W. Moore, or Arkansas, and an Introduction by Rev. J. L. Wilson of Arkansas

Washburn, Cephas

Verlag: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond, 1869

Beschreibung

Cephas Washburn (1793 - 1860) was a Presbyterian minister, born and raised in Vermont. This is his uncommon account of twenty years spent among the Cherokees in Arkansas. The author begins his narrative in 1819 when he first went to the land west of the Mississippi to found a mission in Arkansas. The Indian Removal Act provided for the establishment of Indian Territory in what is now easterb Oklahoma, and Washburn then went with the Cherokee to the new location in about 1838. This book provides an important first-hand account of the life, manners and customs of the people to whom he ministered in Akansas and Oklahoma. "He saw populous cities rise where morasses and forest only spread when he first saw them. "--Field. There is a also a biography of the author by Rev. J. W. Moore (of Arkansas) . Old owner name dated 1874 in pencil on end paper and another name ink ink on front paste down; also a college stamp above the ink name--there are no other markings in the book or on the spine. The pages are clean and free of foxing. Spine extremities chipped, and there is some silverfishing to original brown cloth publisher's covers (which appears as spotting). Ref: Howes W127 (aa); Field 1622; Graff 4550; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 236 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7336

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Reminiscences of the Indians By the Rev. ...

Verlag: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond

Erscheinungsdatum: 1869

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.