William Bartram on the Southeastern Indians

"In their introductory essay, Waselkov and Braund emphasize how...William Bartran presented 'Native Americans in a way that his readers would find appealing...', concluding that the Creeks and Cherokees were not the 'lazy, slothful, sleepy people they are commonly reported to be'. His clear accounts of their lives, values and social systems...make compelling reading and stand as historical documentation of these lost cultures. Thoreau, Emerson, Audubon and Wordsworth were all influenced by Bartram's vision and imagery, granting him a firm place in our literary tradition. Perhaps [this volume] will revive popular interest in a man who recognized the wonders of the natural world long before it became known, rather more clinically, as 'the environment'."Bartram, William is the author of 'William Bartram on the Southeastern Indians', published 2002 under ISBN 9780803262058 and ISBN 0803262051.