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First published in 1852, Traditions of DE-COO-DAH is the only
remembered work of American writer WILLIAM PIDGEON (1818-c.1870).
Today, it is considered an amusing and telling example of the flaws
and prejudices found in white researchers of the era, and has been
called "a crazy masterpiece of pseudoscience." Pidgeon suggests
that the various burial mounds found throughout North and South
America are the work of an unknown civilization that lived in those
areas prior to the American Indians. American Indian tribes could
not have constructed something so grand on their own, according to
Pidgeon. Even at the time of its printing, Pidgeon's work was
rejected by academics and academic societies, including the
Smithsonian Institute and the American Antiquarian Society. While
mounds have been found in the places he describes, they do not
match his descriptions in exact location, size, or arrangement. Nor
has any evidence ever been found to suggest that a more advanced
civilization than the American Indians would have been necessary to
have built them. Students of history and archeology will find this
book a valuable lesson on pitfalls of prejudice and assumption.
Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, And Excavations Of The
Wonderful And Mysterious Earthen Remains Of The Mound Builders In
America; The Traditions Of The Last Prophet Of The Elk Nation
Relative To Their Origin And Use, And The Evidences Of An Ancient
Population More Numerous Than The Present Aborigines.
Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, And Excavations Of The
Wonderful And Mysterious Earthen Remains Of The Mound Builders In
America; The Traditions Of The Last Prophet Of The Elk Nation
Relative To Their Origin And Use, And The Evidences Of An Ancient
Population More Numerous Than The Present Aborigines.
Title: Traditions of De-coo-dah, and Antiquarian Researches:
comprising extensive explorations ... of the ... earthen remains of
the Mound Builders in America; the traditions of the last Prophet
of the Elk Nation relative to their origin and use: and the
evidences of an ancient population more numerous than the present
Aborigines.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
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HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
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that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Pidgeon, William 1853
8 . 9603.c.9.
Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, And Excavations Of The
Wonderful And Mysterious Earthen Remains Of The Mound Builders In
America; The Traditions Of The Last Prophet Of The Elk Nation
Relative To Their Origin And Use, And The Evidences Of An Ancient
Population More Numerous Than The Present Aborigines.
Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, And Excavations Of The
Wonderful And Mysterious Earthen Remains Of The Mound Builders In
America; The Traditions Of The Last Prophet Of The Elk Nation
Relative To Their Origin And Use, And The Evidences Of An Ancient
Population More Numerous Than The Present Aborigines.
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