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collections of 40 hand-colored
lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird
King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher and R. M.Sully, these were
originally drawn on stone and colored by J.T. Bowen.
`One of the most
costly and important [works] ever published on the American Indians' (Field),`
a landmark in American culture' (Horan) and an invaluable contemporary record
of a vanished way of life, including some of the greatest American hand-colored
lithographs of the 19th century.
six years as Superintendent of Indian Trade, Thomas McKenney had become concerned for the survival of the
Western tribes. He had observed unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of
the Native Americans for profit, and his vocal warnings about their future
prompted his appointment by President Monroe to the Office of Indian Affairs.
As first director, McKenney was to improve the
administration of Indian programs in various government offices. His first trip
was during the summer of 1826 to the Lake Superior area for a treaty with the
Chippewa, opening mineral rights on their land. In 1827, he journeyed west
again for a treaty with the Chippewa, Menominee, and Winebago
in the present state of Michigan. His journeys provided an unparalleled
opportunity to become acquainted with Native American tribes.
When President Jackson dismissed him from his government post in 1839, McKenney was able to turn more of his attention to his
publishing project. Within a few years, he was joined by James Hall, the
Illinois journalist, lawyer, state treasurer and from 1833 Cincinnati banker,
who had written extensively about the west.
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