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Letters and Notes on the North American Indians - Volume 1
Letters and Notes on the North American Indians - Volume 1 | George Catlin
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Although he is best known for his paintings of Native Americans, George Catlin (1796 1872) also wrote books about his experiences among the indigenous peoples of the United States. During the 1830s he travelled widely in the western (…more)
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Day 14 - #NorthernNote #AugustABC

In 1832 George Catlin set out into the wild regions of North America.
He travelled across the western frontier to meet and live with some of the most remote and fascinating Native American tribes.
During this period Native Americans were under severe pressure as the U.S. government was implementing policies which forced many of them off their ancestral lands and onto reservations west of the Mississippi River.