Memoirs of Charles Dennis Rusoe D'Eres, a native of Canada : who was with the Scanyawtauragahrooote Indians eleven years, with a particular account of his sufferings, &c. during his tarry with them, and his safe return to his family connections in Canada; : to which is added an appendix, containing a brief account of their persons, dress, manners, reckoning time, mode of government, &c. Feasts, dances, hunting, weapons of war, &c. Making peace, diversions, courtship, marriage, religious tenets, mode of worship, diseases, method of cure, burying their dead, character of the Scanyawtauragahrooote Indians, particular description of the quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, which are to be met with on and in the vicinity of Scanyawtauragahrooote Island. : Copy right secured.
Author/creator |
Rusoe D'Eres, Charles Dennis, 1761- |
Format | Book and Microform |
Publication Info | [Exeter, N.H.] : Printed for, and sold by Henry Ranlet, Exeter, 1800. |
Description | 3 unnumbered pages, 8-176 pages ; 18 cm (12mo) |
Subject(s) |
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Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949. ^A478749 |
General note | Generally considered to be a fictitious account. However, Vail suggests that it may be to a considerable extent true. Cf. Vail, R.W.G. The voice of the old frontier. |
General note | Signatures: [A]² B-P⁶. |
General note | Error in paging: p. 99 minsumbered 90. |
References | Evans 37949 |
References | Evans 38422 |
References | Ayer Coll. 236 |
Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949; 38422). |
Genre/form | Captivity narratives. |
Genre/form | Memoirs. |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 37949 | ✔ Available | ||
Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 38422 | ✔ Available |