Project Gutenberg 2024-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 138 Irving, John Treat 1812 1906 Irving, John T. Indian sketches, taken during an expedition to the Pawnee tribes (Vol. 2 of 2) $aPhiladelphia :$bCarey, Lea and Blanchard, $c1835. David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Indian Sketches, Taken During an Expedition to the Pawnee Tribes (Vol. 2 of 2)" by John T. Irving, Jr. is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work chronicles the experiences and observations of the author during his expedition among the Pawnee tribes, detailing their customs, social interactions, and the environment of the American frontier. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, the book delves into the cultural richness and the complex dynamics of life among Native Americans. The opening of the narrative sets the scene with the author's arrival at the Pawnee village, detailing the preparations and the warm yet intense welcome by the Pawnee warriors. As the party approaches the village, the contrasting descriptions of their preparations, from the soldiers to the adorned Otoe Indians, create an atmosphere of both anticipation and tension. The arrival culminates in a dramatic reception, where thousands of Pawnee warriors surround the white visitors, merging rituals of welcome with a startling show of fierce loyalty to their people. The detailed portrayal of the reception illustrates both the hospitality and the underlying power of the warriors, setting the stage for the intricate interactions that will unfold throughout the account. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/GR_2157-2/page/n7/mode/2up 20230903140933irvingjr 1835 us Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Kansas Pawnee Indians Indians of North America -- Nebraska E011 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 311300 2025-06-29T13:22:31.927960 text/html 286174 2024-12-20T20:11:21 text/html 381498 2025-06-29T13:22:37.295984 application/epub+zip 378750 2025-06-29T13:22:33.194961 application/epub+zip 237440 2025-06-29T13:22:32.486995 application/epub+zip 481939 2025-06-29T13:22:40.550920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441389 2025-06-29T13:22:36.774995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277590 2025-06-29T13:22:31.505494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257473 2024-12-20T20:11:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16169 2025-06-29T13:22:40.684941 application/rdf+xml 11192 2025-06-29T13:22:32.772959 image/jpeg 2024 2025-06-29T13:22:32.627963 image/jpeg 585590 2025-06-29T13:22:31.956000 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog