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The book examine the origins, history and the antiquity of the Indian tribes in the United states. The book has a collection of images that portray the living condition of an Indian tribe. It shows their art weapon in their hunting for animals for food. Their activity spanned for hundreds of years constructing fences, cabins and the like. In most of the pages, the author is focused more on description especially on their behaviour and attitudes. The author is trying to compare their barbaric behaviour with the European native ethnic. They are, the American Indians, barbaric but at the same time, no-worshipping African but rather self-reliant who believe in his ability to sustain life. These and other things

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