Ascent to the Tribes


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Life with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers


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Life with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers is Henry Schoolcraft's autobiographical account of his career as an Indian Agent. "Ten years ago I returned from the area of the Mississippi Valley to New York, my native State, after many years' residence and exploratory travels of that quarter of the Union. Having become extensively known, personally, and as an author, and my name having been associated with several distinguished actors in our western history, the wish has often been expressed to see some record of the events as they occurred. In yielding to this wish, it must not be supposed that the writer is about to submit an autobiography of himself; nor yet a methodical record of his times--tasks which, were he ever so well qualified for, he does not at all aspire to, and which, indeed, he has not now the leisure, if he had the desire, to undertake."







The Tribes of Israel


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In this book the author takes a unique approach in presenting the information of the history of each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. He begins from the time of their first forefathers, continues with their incipience as tribes, moves on to their full development as ‘semi-nations’ within the people of Israel, and then ends by stating the final destiny of each of them. In order to do this, the author goes throughout the Bible and collects all the possible information about each tribe, and then puts that information together in chapters, one for each tribe. From each tribe, the author draws a spiritual lesson that he states in the conclusion of each chapter. Each chapter follows the following format: A. Name of the tribe B. Map of the tribe containing: a. Tribe’s specific location in the Promised Land b. Tribe’s flag c. Tribe’s logo (taken from the blessing of Jacob) C. Welcome and Presentation D. A common history (with the rest of the tribes of Israel) E. A unique history (of the described tribe) a. Tribe’s territory b. Tribe’s famous places c. Tribe’s famous persons d. Tribe’s famous story(s) F. Conclusion The Twelve Tribes are addressed in alphabetical order, and not in the order of their significance, or the order of the birth of their forefathers, the twelve sons of Jacob.