Book Description

George Catlin was one of the greatest American artists of the 19th century. He also wrote extensively trying to preserve the rapidly vanishing Native American culture he so admired. This is Catlin's finest work, presenting in vivid detail his first-hand observations of the manners, customs, & living conditions of the Indian tribes of the American frontier during his travels between 1832-1839. Filled with 400 illustrations, carefully engraved from the author's original paintings, this pioneering collection of 58 extraordinary "letters" brings to life 48 different tribes, many of which were virtually unknown to the white population of his day. Two volumes in one.