Henry Rowe Schoolcraft was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
Born: March 28, 1793, Guilderland, NY
Died: December 10, 1864 (age 71 years), Washington, D.C.
Spouse: Mary Howard Schoolcraft (m. 1846–1864)
Partner: Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1823–)
Edited works: Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Collected and Prepared Under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Per Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847, Sannillac: A Poem, and more
Place of burial: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Books
Algic researches
Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States
1853
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers
myth of Hiawatha, and other oral legends, mythologic and allegoric, of the North American Indians
1856
Algic Researches: Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians. First Series. Indian Tales and Legends
1839
Personal Memoirs of a Residence
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