 A portion of the industrious life of Tashima had been devoted to study ; and he had succeeded, with infinite labour, in adapting his literary acquirements to the language and capacity of his tribe. He had nourished the vain hope of preserving the nation...  The North American Aboriginal Port-folio - Page 31by James Otto Lewis - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Joseph C. Hart - Offshore whaling - 1835 - 218 pages
...of his tribe. He had nourished the vain hope of preserving the nation without a cross in its hlood, and the language of his people in its pristine purity....was the greatest, for he was the most benevolent. Seated before him, in his little wigwam schoolroom, were some twenty Indian boys and girls. A gleam... | |
 | Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow - History - 1914 - 440 pages
...was a magnificent conception! The design was worthy of the last, as he was the greatest, chief of his tribe. He was the last, because none succeeded him;...was the greatest, for he was the most benevolent. While few details of his life are known, it is attested that he latterly lived on the eastern boundary... | |
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