Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians.
Item
Catlin, George. 1840. “Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians”. W. and A.K. Johnston, Terra Incognita, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/terra-incognita/item/18875
- Title
- Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians.
- Description
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Written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America. In 1832, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39.
George Catlin began his career in law but had always wanted to be a painter and when he decided to pursue this said he wanted "to become the historian and limner of the aborigines of the vast continent of North America." In the spring of 1830 he set off for St. Louis in order to pursue this. General William Clark, the famed explorer, offered aid and contacts to Catlin. He then spent several years documenting various tribes. His work is notable for its scope and ethnographic detail. This is a copy of the first edition of the two-volume set.
- Creator
- Catlin, George
- Publisher
- W. and A.K. Johnston
- Date
- 1841
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Item sets
- Terra Incognita
- Site pages
- George Catlin
Catlin, George. 1840. “Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians”. W. and A.K. Johnston, Terra Incognita, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/terra-incognita/item/18875