 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...whole number, of »hat they call warriors of the ancient Caddo nation,is now reduced to about 100, «im are looked upon somewhat like knights of Malta, or...these, there are of old men and strangers who live amongst them, nearly the same number, but there are 40or 50 more women than men. This nation has gre»t... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...the ancient Caddo nation, is now reduced to about 100, who are looked upon somewhat like kuights ol Malta, or some distinguished military order. They...man's blood. Besides these, there are of old men and stranger« who live amongst them, nearly the same number, but there are 40 or 50 more women than men.... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1806 - 642 pages
...of Malta, or some distin. guished military order. They ire brave, despise danger or death, and boast they have never shed white man's blood. Besides these, there are of old men and strangers who lire amongst them, nearly the same number, but there are forty or fifty more women than men. This nation... | |
 | James Gallaher - Evangelists - 1850 - 412 pages
...Caddo nation, is now (that is, in 1805) reduced to one hundred, who are looked upon somewhat like the knights of Malta, or some distinguished military order. They are brave, despise danger and death, and boast that they have never shed white man's blood." 20 THE RED RIVER BUZZARD. WHEN the... | |
 | James Mooney - Dakota Indians - 1896 - 630 pages
...gave rise to the name and tribal sign of "Pierced Nose" is now obsolete. In 180<> Sibley said of them, "They are brave, despise danger or death, and boast that they have never shed white man's blood." Their former enemies, the prairie tribes, bear witness to their bravery, and their friendship toward... | |
 | James Mooney - Dakota Indians - 1896 - 606 pages
...sign of "Pierced Nose" is now obsolete. In 180(! Sibley said of them, "They are brave, despise dauger or death, and boast that they have never shed white man's blood." Their former enemies, the prairie tribes, bear witness to their bravery, and their friendship toward... | |
 | James Mooney - History - 1991 - 568 pages
...gave rise to the name and tribal sign of "Pierced Xose" is now obsolete. In 180G Sibley said of them, "They are brave, despise danger or death, and boast that they have never »bed white man's blood." Their former enemies, the prairie tribes, bear witness to their bravery,... | |
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who are looked upon somewhat lik'e knights of Malta, or some distinguished» military order. They are brave, despise danger or death, and boast that they have never shed white man's blood. Besides these, there are of old men and strangers who live among... 