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W. N. Hailman,Supt. of Schools, Dayton, O., formerly U. S. Commissioner of Indian Schools: The book is beyond question the most attractive and conscientious presentation of the subject I have met.
M. V. O’Shea,School of Education, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.: I am glad to say that I regard Starr’s “American Indians” as one of the most appropriate books for grammar grade reading that I have seen.
Richard E. Dodge,Prof. in Teacher’s College, Columbia Univ., in “The Journal of School Geography”: The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee as to the accuracy and value of the little book whose title is noted above. We have long needed a well-written and true account of the much misused and misunderstood American Indians, and more especially an account that would appeal to the young, and give them different impressions from those gathered from nursery tales, school primers or Cooper’s stories. The book is attractive in general appearance, in typography, and illustration, and is well divided into thirty-three short chapters, each devoted to a pertinent topic. It deals with all the aspects of Indian life, as is shown by the following selected chapter headings—Houses, Dress, the Baby and Child, War, Hunting and Fishing, Picture Writing, Money, Medicine Men and Secret Societies, Dances and Ceremonials, The Algonquins, the Six Nations, the Creeks, the Cherokees, The Pueblos, Totem Posts, The Aztecs, etc. The author has made good use of authorities and includes notes concerning each author quoted. The book shows that great care has been expended in selecting and organizing materials, and is authoritative. It should receive a hearty welcome, and be used not only in schools, but in homes, as a book for boys and girls, or as a book for a parent to use in selecting true facts for family talks and conferences. Two valuable maps are included in the text, and are both very pertinent.
Journal of Education, Boston, Mass.: The book is interesting and instructive throughout, and should be read widely in school and out.
The American, Philadelphia, Pa.: This book, prepared especially for younger people, is a careful, interesting history of the chief tribes of North American Indians, their peculiarities and ways of life. The picture drawn is good and highly instructive.
Tribune, Chicago, Ill.: Professor Starr is already a recognized authority on Indian lore, having a personal acquaintance with some thirty tribes, from Alaska to Yucatan. His book condenses into 240 pages the main facts gathered by students and explorers among the red men since the discovery of America. One cannot read many pages without feeling that the author is deeply in sympathy with the people of whom he is writing.