Project Gutenberg 2017-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 64 Blake, John Lauris 1788 1857 Blake, John L. (John Lauris) Blake, J. L. (John Lauris) Blake, Alexander Vietts 1818 1881 Blake, A. V. (Alexander Vietts) 02014415 Anecdotes of the American Indians, illustrating their eccentricities of character Later published under title: The boys' book of Indian battles and adventures, #69769. Attributed to John Lauris Blake and also to Alexander V. Blake but evidently by neither. Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Anecdotes of the American Indians, illustrating their eccentricities of character" by an unnamed author is a collection of historical anecdotes written in the mid-19th century. This work explores various facets of Native American life and character through illustrative tales that showcase their virtues, challenges, and interactions with white settlers. The book aims to provide readers with insights into the complexity of Indigenous societies and their significance within the broader scope of American history. The opening of the collection introduces the author's intent to assemble numerous anecdotes that reflect the characteristics and experiences of North American Indians. The preface discusses the lack of a comprehensive portrayal of Indigenous peoples, emphasizing the book's goal to present their various traits through poignant stories. The initial anecdotes highlight themes such as honesty, honor, eloquence, and coquetry in Indian culture, depicting both individual stories of moral integrity and heroic acts. For instance, a tale about an Indian returning found money illustrates their value of honesty, while another recounts a chief's unwavering commitment to honor even in the face of death. Overall, these anecdotes set the stage for a deeper understanding of Indian character and cultural richness throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America -- Anecdotes E011 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 389955 390002 2024-09-22T16:26:09.032148 2023-09-23T14:15:49.326086 text/html text/html 391684 2017-06-23T15:00:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 1724201 2017-06-23T15:01:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2143624 2024-09-22T16:26:15.000085 application/epub+zip 2144738 2024-09-22T16:26:10.104129 application/epub+zip 224390 2024-09-22T16:26:09.557180 application/epub+zip 2305441 2024-09-22T16:26:19.457072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2225018 2024-09-22T16:26:14.275092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308101 2022-09-25T01:37:41.894964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355389 355180 2024-09-22T16:26:08.403179 2023-09-23T14:15:48.514086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 355369 2017-06-23T15:00:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 138780 2017-06-23T15:01:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19108 2024-09-22T16:26:19.709569 application/rdf+xml 25001 2024-09-22T16:26:09.657138 image/jpeg 2890 2024-09-22T16:26:09.607116 image/jpeg 1727652 2024-09-22T16:26:09.140146 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia