James Adair (1) (–1783)
Author of Adair's History of the American Indians
For other authors named James Adair, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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Works by James Adair
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Adair, James Robert
- Birthdate
- 1709 (circa)
- Date of death
- 1783
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- County Antrim, Ireland
- Places of residence
- Kanootare, Out Towns, Cherokee Nation
Chickasaw Nation
Charleston, South Carolina
New Windsor, South Carolina
New Savannah, Lower Chickasaw towns, South Carolina
London, England, UK (show all 7)
Cork, County Cork, Ireland - Occupations
- Indian trader
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Out of the flame: Cherokee beliefs & practices of… by James Adair
A reprint of a late 1700's work with many interesting descriptions of Cherokee and other southern North American tribal beliefs and rituals as understood (or misunderstood) by a trader who lived among them for several years. It pushes the belief that tha native American tribes are a lost tribes of the jews. While a prejudiced and hardly scientific work it contains some interesting descriptions.
An important eye witness account of trading among the Chickasaw Indians in Alabama during the mid 1700s.
This is a very good book. It is considered a bible of the Indian culture of the southeast. The autjor lived in the 18th century so contains some good first-hand knowledge; however, there is some misinformation due to his interpretation of events that he wasn't involved in.
Another obscure text on North American colonial themes for Nick Hudson's class, and everything is fpelt like thif, but like Ponteach, this one is quite decent and suprisingly openminded--showing the better side of the "colonial hand". A wealth of information on the material culture and life practices of the Cherokee, Choctaw and affiliated peoples in the 18th century (pre-Trail of Tears), with amusing focal points (the putative and almost superhuman heroics of the native warriors take up much space, in campfire fashion) and ultimately the formulation of a strong challenge to European values by the easygoing wealthfreeëdness of the noble savs. I like that he cares about learning from them and representing them positively and right, and I can forgive him some of his inevitable flaws (anti-black racism, solipsism, etc.).… (more)
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