Excerpt from The North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2: Being a Series of Conversations Between a Mother and Her Children, Illustrating the Character, Manners, and Customs of the Natives of North America The volumes will be, so far as practicable, distinct, and independent of each other. A single branch of this extensive subject will be embraced in one or two volumes; so that the series may be expected to contain a full view of the native character, past and present condition, and future prospects of these interesting people; with their peculiar claims upon the Christian sympathy and pious efforts of the people Of this land. 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.