• David Cusick's Sketches of ancient history of the Six Nations: comprising, first, a tale of the foundation of the great island (now North America), the two infants born, and the creation of the universe. Second, a real account of the early settlers of North America, and their dissentions. Third, origin of the kingdom of the Five Nations, which was called a long house: the wars, fierce animals, &c.

Collections:

• Indigenous Cultures
• Western Americana Collection
• Print Culture in Indigenous North America

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9978135443506421

Language:

• English

Creator:

• Cusick, David, -approximately 1840

Extent:

• 36 p. plates. 18 cm

Format:

• Book

Description:

• Plates have titles: "A war dance," "The flying head put to flight by a woman parching acorns," "Stonish giants," and "Atotarho, a famous war chief, resided at Onondaga."

Publisher:

• Tuscarora Village, Lewiston, Niagra Co., [Lockport. N.Y. Cooley & Lothrop, printers] 1828.

Subject:

• Iroquois Indians—History
• Iroquois Indians—Folklore
• Iroquois mythology
• Indigenous Studies

Spatial:

• New York
• Ontario

Author:

• Cusick, David, -approximately 1840

Created:

• 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z

Date:

• 1828

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/kk91fw05j

Edm rights:

• No Known Copyright

Range label:

• Logical

Uniform title:

• Sketches of ancient history of the Six Nations

Provenance:

• WA copy has bookplate of Eugene Musial.

Former owner:

• Musial, Eugene

Edition:

• 2d ed. of 7,000 copies, embelished with 4 engravings.

Call number:

• 2014-0157N

Location:

• Special Collections 2014-0157N

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