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Traits of American-Indian life and character

London : Smith, Elder and Co.; Bombay : Smith, Taylor and Co.

"Authorship has been attributed to Peter Skene Ogden, Duncan Finlayson and Donald Mason. The incidents appear to have concerned Ogden, but whether he was the author is uncertain. A. Morice in his History of the northern interior of British Columbia (no.378ii), 3d. ed., 1905, PP.349-352, maintains Finlayson was the author as the publishers informed him the ms. was received from the H.B.C. on account of Finlayson. F.W. Howay argued in the Oregon Historical Quarterly vo1.35, 1934, PP[42]- 49, that Ogden was the author, as did Alfred Powers in his History of Oregon literature, 1935, PP.49-51. Sixteen sketches of Indian life between 1823 and 1828 by an employee of the H.B.C.; eight relate to the Columbia River area, one to the Buffalo country, and two to the Lake Superior region, while the 4th., 5th., 7th., 9th. and 12th. concern the present British Columbia."-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 289.

Indians of North America--Washington (State); Indians of North America--British Columbia; Indians of North America--Social life and customs

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English

E78.B9 O3 ; II-0547

Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. E78.B9 O3

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1730231

10.14288/1.0308175