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Cover of The American Indian

The American Indian

by Karl Bodmer, Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied

Indians, pictorial worksDiariesIndians of North AmericaSocial life and customsPictorial works

Extensive travels, from 1832 to 1834, conducted by Maximilian Price of Wied & Swiss painter Karl Bodmer through the inner parts of North America, resulted in the publication, in 1839, of the first book to present paintings & descriptions of Native American life.

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Book data: Open Library