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  • Adair's History of the American Indians

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Native American Cultures in Colonial America

    by James Adair, Cassia Vexley ...
    In "Adair's History of the American Indians," James Adair embarks on a monumental exploration of Native American history, culture, and society through the eyes of a keen observer and participant. Combining ethnographic insight with historical narrative, Adair meticulously documents the customs, governance, and spiritual beliefs of various tribes, offering unprecedented access to their worldview ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Adair's History of the American Indians

    by James Adair ...
    Adair's History of the American Indians is a seminal work that provides a detailed account of the Native American tribes encountered by the author during his time in the southeastern United States. James Adair, an early European settler, offers a unique perspective on the customs, traditions, and social structures of various tribes. His observations are not only valuable for their historical ... Read more

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  • Adair's History of the American Indians

    Enriched edition. First-Hand 18th-Century Ethnography of Southeastern Tribes' Customs, Governance & Beliefs

    by James Adair ...
    In "Adair's History of the American Indians," James Adair presents a comprehensive and nuanced narrative that chronicles the lives, cultures, and histories of Indigenous peoples in North America. Written in the 18th century, Adair's work is distinct in its literary style, blending historical observation with ethnographic detail, illuminating the intricate social structures and traditions of Native ... Read more

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  • Adair's History of the American Indians (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. A British Trader's Ethnography of Southeastern Tribes: Firsthand Narratives of Indigenous Societies and Social Traditions

    by James Adair, Cassia Vexley, Wyatt Fernbridge ...
    First published in 1775, Adair's History of the American Indians offers one of the earliest extended ethnographies of the southeastern tribes—Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Catawba—drawn from four decades of trade and travel. Part travel narrative, part polemic, the book catalogs kinship systems, councils, warfare, ritual purification, gendered labor, and deerskin commerce with a ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The History of the American Indians

    by James Adair ...
    "Adair...lived for a time with the Cherokee...had a theory that the American Indians were descendants of the Lost Tribe of Israel...compared Indian ritual and customs with those of the Jews and found a great many similarities." Knoxville New-Sentinel, Oct.25, 1970"Explorer, doctor, writer, Indian trader...James Adair...was a roaming adventurer...it was his firm belief that the Indian tribes were ... Read more

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  • The History of the American Indians

    by James Adair ...
    "Adair...lived for a time with the Cherokee...had a theory that the American Indians were descendants of the Lost Tribe of Israel...compared Indian ritual and customs with those of the Jews and found a great many similarities." -Knoxville New-Sentinel, Oct.25, 1970"Very remarkable book 'The History of the American Indians,' written by James Adair and published in 1775." -Nashville Banner, May 18, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • M. R. DeHaan

    The Life Behind the Voice

    by James Adair ...
    M. R. DeHaan: The Life Behind the Voice is the inspiring story of the medical doctor whose vision and faithfulness to God's call began the ministry known as Radio Bible Class and the devotional Our Daily Bread. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Martin R. DeHaan poured his energy into the pioneering radio ministry that is today the multi-media ministry known as RBC Ministries. The Doctor, as he ... Read more

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  • Rowing After the White Whale

    A Crossing of the Indian Ocean by Hand

    by James Adair ...
    What's it like to be on a small boat with no power but oars, and over 1,500 miles from the nearest land? Two friends decided to find out...Over a boozy Sunday lunch, flatmates James Adair and Ben Stenning made a promise to row across an ocean despite having no sailing or rowing experience whatsoever. This is an account of their 116 days at sea as they undertook the voyage of a lifetime. From eerie ... Read more

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  • The History of the American Indians

    A Critical Edition

    by James Adair ...
    A fully annotated edition of a classic work detailing the cultures of five southeastern American Indian tribes during the Contact PeriodJames Adair was an Englishman who lived and traded among the southeastern Indians for more than 30 years, from 1735 to 1768. During that time he covered the territory from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. He encountered and lived among Indians, ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Adair's History of the American Indians (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Eighteenth-Century Account of Southeastern Native Nations, Customs, Trade, and Colonial Frontiers

    by James Adair, Daphne Ulwick ...
    Adair's History of the American Indians is an ambitious eighteenth-century ethnographic and historical account of the Indigenous nations of the American Southeast, especially the Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Catawba. Written in a vigorous, polemical prose characteristic of Enlightenment antiquarian inquiry, the book combines close observation of languages, customs, diplomacy, warfare, ... Read more

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  • The Man from Steamtown

    by James R. Adair ...
    The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Man from Steamtown

    The Story of F. Nelson Blount

    by James R. Adair, Hannah Goodman ...
    Narrated by Derek Shetterly ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 5 min

    The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus