The Story of the American Indian: His Origin, Development, Decline, and Destiny
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1887. 22.5x16.5cm: [i-iv], v-xi, 11-312pp. First Edition. Illustrated with over 120 black-and-white illustrations, including full page and in-text illustrations, diagrams, photographs, and a two page map titled “Colonies at the Time of Revolution.” Brown cloth-covered boards with illustration and titling in gilt and black. Spine and corners bumped and beginning to fray. Light wear to edges and rubbing to boards, with some cloth wrinkling on rear board. Front hinge starting. Small area of faint dampstaining at top right corner of the latter half of the textblock, not affecting illustrations or text. Evidence of biopredation to a few leaves. Contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper. A Very Good copy of this interesting take on “the Indian problem.”
Brooks' popular book discusses the history and culture of Native American people from their origins to their first interactions with Europeans, colonization, and what he refers to as the “Indian problem.” Unlike other works of this period that viewed Native Americans strictly as savages in need of saving or a dying culture to be remembered, Brooks takes the stance that mistreating and ostracizing Native Americans is actually hindering their ability to progress into a civilized people.
Price: $450.00
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