Names Which The Lenni Lennape Or Delaware Indians Gave To Rivers, Streams And Localities (1872)

""Names Which The Lenni Lennape Or Delaware Indians Gave To Rivers, Streams And Localities"" is a book written by John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder in 1872. The book explores the Native American culture of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians and their naming conventions for rivers, streams, and localities. The author, who was a Moravian missionary and ethnographer, collected and recorded the names and meanings of various geographical features from the Delaware Indians during his time working with them. The book includes a list of these names and their translations, as well as anecdotes and stories that provide context for the names. The book is a valuable resource for historians, linguists, and anyone interested in Native American culture and history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.