John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Stephen Digby Watrous. Among other remarkable circumstances that distinguish the Tar- tars is the form & features of the Face . It is perhaps the most remarkable circumstance . It invites me into a field of observation that I am not able ...
Stephen Digby Watrous. Among other remarkable circumstances that distinguish the Tar- tars is the form & features of the Face . It is perhaps the most remarkable circumstance . It invites me into a field of observation that I am not able ...
Page 222
Stephen Digby Watrous. inally have given them those remarkable Features the cause why they still continue is that they have not commixed with any other People , but /p.24/ I doubt the originality of their Features be- cause by commixing ...
Stephen Digby Watrous. inally have given them those remarkable Features the cause why they still continue is that they have not commixed with any other People , but /p.24/ I doubt the originality of their Features be- cause by commixing ...
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... remarkable indistinct from being the Cus- toms of strange People . Formality I have already observed takes place in every transaction in Life among every savage people & is or less minute & complicated /p.56/ in proportion to their ...
... remarkable indistinct from being the Cus- toms of strange People . Formality I have already observed takes place in every transaction in Life among every savage people & is or less minute & complicated /p.56/ in proportion to their ...
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