Voyages And Travels Of An Indian Interpreter And Trader Describing The Manners And Customs Of The North American Indians 1791

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The book offers a detailed account of the experiences of an Indian interpreter and trader, focusing on the customs and lifestyles of North American Indigenous peoples. It includes descriptions of trading posts along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, enriching the narrative with a vocabulary of the Chippeway language. Additionally, it features lists of words from Iroquois, Mohegan, Shawnee, and Esquimaux languages, along with a comparative table highlighting similarities between Algonkin and Chippeway languages, providing valuable insights into linguistic connections.