William Penns own account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians

Type

Book

Authors

William Penn ( Penn, William )

Albert Cook Myers ( Myers, Albert Cook )

John E. Pomfret ( Pomfret, John E. )

Tags

Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources, Pennsylvania, William Penn -- 1644-1718, Delaware -- History, Delaware, Indigenous peoples -- Pennsylvania -- History, Pennsylvania -- History, Paxton boys

Abstract

"In 1683, ten months after his arrival in America, William Penn wrote this now-famous sketch of Lenni Lenape society. An acute observer, he was interested in all facets of Indian culture, and his account ranges from desriptions of the Indians ' daily lives through discussions of their religious and moral views. Penn interpreted their mode of living with understanding, sympathy and, on occasion, even wistful envy. This edition includes the texts of several early Indian treaties and related documents."--WorldCat.org.

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