"The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and……" — George Catlin
"The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi."
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George Catlin
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11 Quotes by George Catlin
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An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge…
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The several tribes of Indians inhabiting the regions of the Upper Missouri. . . are undoubtedly the finest looking, best…
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The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe…
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The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first…
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I have seen him set fire to his wigwam and smooth over the graves of his fathers... clap his hand…
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A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure; the…
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Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
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I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless…
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If my life be spared, nothing shall stop me short of visiting every nation of Indians on the Continent of…
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The several tribes of Indians inhabiting the regions of the Upper Missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last…
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