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Cadwallader Colden Libros

    Cadwallader Colden fue una figura multifacética de la era colonial, destacándose como médico y científico natural. Su curiosidad intelectual lo llevó a estudiar medicina, anatomía, física, química y botánica. Realizó contribuciones significativas no solo a la ciencia, sino también a la administración de la colonia de Nueva York, sirviendo en altos cargos gubernamentales. Su obra refleja un profundo compromiso tanto con la indagación científica como con la gobernanza.

    The History of the Five Indian Nations

    • The History of the Five Indian Nations

      • 205 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      The colonial scholar and political leader Cadwallader Colden was among the most learned American men of his time, and his history of the Iroquois tribes makes fascinating reading. The author discusses the religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government of the confederacy of tribes composed of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and gives accounts of battles, treaties, and trade with these Indians up to 1689.The book consists of Part I (1727) and Part II (1747) of The History of the Five Nations. The text is reprinted from the 1866 reprinting of the original editions.

      The History of the Five Indian Nations