Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1884, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1386

One Volume , demy 8 vo ., Sixteen full-page Chromo-Lithographs , and Fifteen Lithographs beautifull executed by C . F . Keix , after Drawings supplied by the Author . , PRICE ONE G-TJINEA . THE SNAKE DANCE OF THE MOQUIS OF ARIZONA ; Being a Narrative of a Journey from Santa P 6 , ITew Mexico , to the "Villages I of the Moqui Indians of Arizona ; with a Description of the Manners and I Customs of this peculiar people , and especially of the revolting religious rite I the Snake Dance ; to which is added a Brief Dissertation upon Serpent , I Worship in Q-eneral , with an Account of the Tablet Dance of the Pueblo of I Santo Domingo , Nevr Mexico , * fcc . I BY I JOHN G . BOURKE , Captain Third U . S . Cavalry . I OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . I Captain Bourke beheld the Snake Ponce , seeing more of * This volume also possesses considerable interest as a I official it than character any otlier protected European him has ; ever he merely teen , allowed shook hands to do . with His record of travel and adventure . *—Globe . I I notes the persons of all that wlio " tried Was done to tarn him In out our , and he we took cann copious ot do Captain Bourke ' s book ¦ has a double character . It is a I justice commend thropologist to his it not - and volume less student to as the a livel " of general y rec the ord reader comparative of space travel " tha , but n history to we the niuat an of - " believe r n arrative ona , , trustworthy and of it travel is also " of from recen the ¦ ¦ Santa most t contribution curious Fe * to the , complete s Moqal to the villages history , and , ve ot of I religions Indians ' . Captain _ , , . /— and . 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The The Athbxjeum illustrations , and greatly . , add " plain to the and value ool- I I I I New various least Mexico in parts frequent and of the contact Arizona world , with . and The the has author most many has advanced incidents travelled nations to through relate in for ' man As ¦ a y ¦ member years enjoyed of Gen rare . Crook oppor ' s staff tunities Captai for n studying Bouikc hai the I entirely most book which interesting unconnected treat , of and the with at the abominable ophiolatry same time , serpent bu the t those least -rite pages will attractive be of the his , social pecially somewhat ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ institutions been distinct directed branch of these towards of peoples the Pueblo the . His Moquit Indians attention , who , speaking form and bad 00 es a a - Adventures to while the they majority may , " as of tell they readers of are travels called . 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M I unique *—Moiining Po « 3 T . from life . *— -Tiik Academy . | l London : SAMPSON LOWMABSTONSEABLE & BIVINGTON , I , , , I Crown Buildings , 1 S 8 Fleet Street . I

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