The Wild Tribes In Indian History

Author : Francis S. Drake
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330310526
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Indian History for Young Folks written by Francis S. Drake and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Indian History for Young Folks I have thought that a plain narrative of some of the more striking events in our Indian history might not prove uninteresting to my young countrymen. It is the story of the heroic, but hopeless, struggle for self-preservation of a weaker against a stronger race; and as we read it we cannot help sympathizing in some degree with the Indian in his patriotic effort to preserve his country and to drive off the intruding white man. Though not inferior to him in bravery, sagacity, and cunning, the Indian was no match for his cool steady, well-disciplined white opponent. Indeed, the great lesson of the struggle is that it shows conclusively the superiority of the civilized man over the savage, even in those warlike arts in which the latter most excelled. One other thing must not be forgotten. The deadly perils to which the early settlers were daily and hourly exposed from the incursions of a savage foe - the ambush and the midnight surprise, their sufferings while undergoing the horrors of captivity or the agonies of torture; when we think of these things - they were common occurrences in those early days - we are enabled to realize in some small degree the cost and the value of the peaceful, happy homes we now enjoy. With the exception of a few roving bands of Apaches and other wild tribes of the plains, the Indian pictured in these pages no longer exists. In ceasing to be a hunter and a warrior, he has lost much of his distinctive character. Civilization has taken hold of him, and one by one his old superstitions and savage customs will disappear. 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.