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    Cadwallader Colden fu una figura poliedrica dell'era coloniale, distinguendosi come medico e scienziato naturalista. La sua curiosità intellettuale lo portò a studiare medicina, anatomia, fisica, chimica e botanica. Diede contributi significativi non solo alla scienza, ma anche all'amministrazione della colonia di New York, ricoprendo alte cariche governative. Il suo lavoro riflette un profondo impegno sia per l'indagine scientifica che per il governo.

    The History of the Five Indian Nations

    • The History of the Five Indian Nations

      • 205pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      The colonial scholar and political leader Cadwallader Colden was among the most learned American men of his time, and his history of the Iroquois tribes makes fascinating reading. The author discusses the religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government of the confederacy of tribes composed of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and gives accounts of battles, treaties, and trade with these Indians up to 1689.The book consists of Part I (1727) and Part II (1747) of The History of the Five Nations. The text is reprinted from the 1866 reprinting of the original editions.

      The History of the Five Indian Nations