Bøker av David Cusick

First published in 1825, this work represents one of the earliest attempts to reconstruct pre-contact Iroquois history. Compiled by David Cusick, a Tuscarora historian, the book attempts to relate events as far back as 1000 B.C. based on the oral tradition of the Iroquois. While Cusick himself admits that much of the work is fabulous, mixing accounts of wars and leaders with stories of giants, floating heads, and poisonous blue otters, it is inaccurate to classify the work as wholly mythological. For example, the estimated dates he offers for the southern migration of the Tuscarora (A.D. 1) and the Iroquois proper becoming independent nations (A.D. 500) compare well with dates suggested by modern archaeology. Thus, while it would be unreasonable to assume that the traditions recorded in this work are precise, it is clear that they likely contain a kernel of ancestral memory of actual prehistoric events. As it is, the work remains partly fact, partly fable, and wholly invaluable to a study of Iroquois history and folklore.

David Cusick'S Sketches Of Ancient History Of The Six Nations Comprising First-A Tale Of The Foundation Of The Great Island, (Now North America), The Two Infants Born, And The Creation Of The Universe. Second-A Real Account Of The Early Settlers Of North America, And Their Dissensions. Third-Origin Of The Kingdom Of The Five Nations, Which Was Called A Long House: The Wars, Fierce Animals, , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.