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Author Hausdoerffer, John.

Title Catlin's lament : Indians, Manifest Destiny, and the ethics of nature / John Hausdoerffer.

Imprint Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2009.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  759.13 C289Dh 2009    ---  Available
Description xvi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.
Contents Preface -- Introduction: Catlin's ethics and ideology : the age of Jackson -- Catlin's epiphany -- Catlin's gaze -- Catlin's lament -- Catlin's tragedy : Catlin in Europe -- Conclusion: Catlin's fetish -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
Subject Catlin, George, 1796-1872 -- Ethics.
Indians of North America -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.
Messianism, Political -- United States.
Philosophy of nature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN 0700616314 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700616312 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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