Excerpt from The North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2: Being a Series of Conversations Between a Mother and Her Children, Illustrating the Character, Manners, and Customs of the Natives of North America The volumes will be, so far as practicable, distinct, and independent of each other. A single branch of this extensive subject will be embraced in one or two volumes; so that the series may be expected to contain a full view of the native character, past and present condition, and future prospects of these interesting people; with their peculiar claims upon the Christian sympathy and pious efforts of the people Of this land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2: Being a Series of Conversations Between a Mother and Her Children Caroline. - Mother, when will you tell us more about the Indians? It is a long time since we were talking about them. I want to hear the rest. Mother. - Call your sister and brothers, my dear, and we will talk about them now. Well, my dear children, where shall we begin? What more do you wish to know about the Indians? Samuel. - What is their form of government, Mother? Mother. - It may very properly be called a democracy. Can you tell me what that is, Eliza? Eliza. - It is that in which all power is in the hands of the people. Mother. - Well, there are two kinds of democracy. Can you describe them, Samuel? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.