Among all the Native American tribes, the Iroquois people are some of the most well documented Native Americans in history. Indigenous to the northeast region of what is now the United States and parts of Canada, they were among some of the earliest contacts Europeans had with the native tribes. And yet they have remained a constant source of mystery. The name "Iroquois", like many Native American tribal names, is not a name the people knew themselves by, but a word applied to them by their enemies the Huron, who called ...
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Among all the Native American tribes, the Iroquois people are some of the most well documented Native Americans in history. Indigenous to the northeast region of what is now the United States and parts of Canada, they were among some of the earliest contacts Europeans had with the native tribes. And yet they have remained a constant source of mystery. The name "Iroquois", like many Native American tribal names, is not a name the people knew themselves by, but a word applied to them by their enemies the Huron, who called them "Iroquo" (rattlesnake) as an insult. The French later added the suffix "ois." Moreover, the Iroquois are not even a single tribe but a confederation of several different tribal nations that include the Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk, Cayuga and the Tuscarora, who didn't become part of the union until the early 1700's. The name Haudenosaunee (pronounced "ho-den-oh-SHO-nee") is the name the people use for themselves, which translates as "the People of the Longhouse." They are also commonly known as the Six Nations. Despite their own cultural differences, the nations that comprised the Iroquois Confederacy established their political dominance across much of America's East Coast and Midwest through conquest, and it is that aspect which has perhaps best endured among Americans in terms of the Iroquois' legacy. European settlers who came into contact with the Mohawks in the Northeast certainly learned to respect their combat skills, to the point that there were literally bounties on the Mohawks' heads, with scalps fetching money for colonists who succeeded in slaying them and carrying away the "battle prize". In addition to the constant state of conflict between the Iroquois and different nations, including the French and the colonists, the Six Nations are perhaps best known for their political structure, and their influence on American democracy is well documented if not well known by most Americans. Far from being relics of history, they are living communities who maintain political relationships with United States and Canada, as they have occupied their territories long before international borders were drawn. Their histories have left an indelible mark on the formation of the United States and Canada.
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Good. Previous owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Crease to front cover and closed tears to ends of spine. Binding tight. General shelf wear. Fold out map in the front.
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Good. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Revised 1922 edition with additional matter annotated by Lloyd. Illustrated including plates and two fold-out maps showing NY State and its tribal territories. Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Boards with moderate-heavy wear and soiling; spine faded, page edges soiled and dusty; pages with age toning; interior hinges cracked but binding tight, a few faded pencil notations in the margins. Maps are good with light age toning and minor tears to the edges.
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Good+ No Dust Jacket. This "new edition with additional matter" was published in a limited first printing of only 300 copies. Collated and complete in two volumes with numerous illustrations and plates. Top edge of text blocks are gilded and others remain un-cut. Slightly faded over spines. Light moisture stains with tide marks are seen along the lower edges, though there has been no sticking or damage to text or plates. The large folding map in Volume I shows light wrinkles along folded bound edge as well as a one inch closed tear that does not enter the boundary of the map. Maps and plates are otherwise bright, clean, and intact. Due to weight, additional charges may apply for International shipping.
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8vo, hardcover, no dj. Originally issued with different numbers of color illustrations and in two bindings: this is "Binding B", bound in original dark brown rib grain cloth; geometric border stamped in blind on cover; spine stamped in gold and blind; plain edges. Fair condition. Lacks approximately 1/3 of the spine backstrip, much of the remaining backstrip detached, laid in: loss of the first and last letters of "Iroquois". Front board loose but attached; rear hinge & interior binding solid. Prev. owner's name/date on endpaper. Moderate foxing throughout, contents otherwise clean, no markings. Fold-out map shows one long edge-tear, one of the vertical fold-lines splitting, needs repair. Boards show minimal soiling, corners bumped, rubbed through. A solid candidate for rebinding, perhaps retaining original boards. xviii, [3]-477 pp., illus., tissue-protected frontis., 22 engraved plates (of which 1 is fold-out, of an Indian skirt), 1 fold-out table (dialectical variations of the Iroquois language), 1 fold-out map.