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The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River MissisippiLe Page du Pratz

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The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi

Name: The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi
Author: Le Page du Pratz

Le Page du Pratz

France -- Colonies -- America; Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley -- Early works to 1800; Louisiana -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Louisiana -- History -- To 1803; Natural history -- Louisiana -- Early works to 1800

Extract from a late French Writer, concerning the Importance
    of Louisiana to France

  BOOK III.
    The Natural History of Louisiana.

    CHAP. I.
      Of Corn and Pulse

    CHAP. II.
      Of the Fruit Trees of Louisiana

    CHAP. III.
      Of Forest Trees

    CHAP. IV.
      Of Shrubs and Excrescences

    CHAP. V.
      Of Creeping Plants

    CHAP. VI.
      Of the Quadrupedes

    CHAP. VII.
      Of Birds and flying Insects

    CHAP. VIII.
      Of Fishes and Shell-Fish

  BOOK IV.
    Of the Natives of Louisiana.

    CHAP. I.
      The Origin of the Americans

    CHAP. II.
      An Account of the several Nations of Louisiana


      SECT. I.
        Of the Nations inhabiting on the East of the Missisippi

      SECT. II.
        Of the Nations inhabiting on the West of the Missisippi

    CHAP. III.
      A Description of the Natives of Louisiana; of their
      Manners and Customs, particularly those of the Natchez:
      Of their Language, their Religion, Ceremonies, Rulers,
      or Suns, Feasts, Marriages, &c

      SECT. I.
        A Description of the Natives; the different Employments
        of the two Sexes; and their Manner of bringing up their
        Children

      SECT. II.
        Of the Language, Government, Religion, Ceremonies, and
        Feasts of the Natives

      SECT. III.
        Of their Marriages, and Distinction of Ranks

      SECT. IV.
        Of the Temples, Tombs, Burials, and other religious
        Ceremonies of the People of Louisiana

      SECT. V.
        Of the Arts and Manufactures of the Natives

      SECT. VI.
        Of the Attire and Diversions of the Natives: Of their
        Meals and Fastings

      SECT. VII.
        Of the Indian Art of War

    CHAP. IV.
      Of the Negroes of Louisiana

      SECT. I.
        Of the Choice of Negroes; of their Distempers, and the
        Manner of curing them

      SECT. II.
        Of the Manner of governing the Negroes

  INDEX

  List of Illustrations

    Indian in Summer Time
    Indian in Winter Time
    Indian Woman and Daughter
    Plan of New Orleans, 1720
    Beaver, Beaver lodge, Beaver dam
    Indians of the North Leaving in the Winter with their
    Families for a Hunt
    Indigo
    Cotton and Rice on the Stalk
    Appalachean Beans. Sweet Potatoes
    Watermelon
    Pawpaw. Blue Whortle-berry
    Sweet Gum or Liquid-Amber
    Cypress
    Magnolia
    Sassafras
    Myrtle Wax Tree. Vinegar Tree
    Poplar ("Cotton Tree")
    Black Oak
    Linden or Bass Tree
    Box Elder or Stink-wood Tree
    Cassine or Yapon. Tooth-ache Tree or Prickly Ash
    Passion Thorn or Honey Locust. Bearded Creeper
    Palmetto
    Bramble, Sarsaparilla
    Rattlesnake Herb
    Red Dye Plant. Flat Root
    Panther or Catamount. Bison or Buffalo

The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi

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