A Vindication Of The Authenticity Of The Elephant Pipes And Inscribed Tablets In The Museum Of The Davenport Academy Of Natural Sciences (1885) - Tapa blanda
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. 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 the original work.
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The following paper was prepared in response to an earnest feeling entertained by members of theD avenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and in its preparation the writer has had their hearty cooperation and active assistance. Especial acknowledgments are due toM r. William H. Pratt, the Curator and Corresponding Secretary of the A cademy, whose extensive researches in archaeology enabled him to furnish much valuable material for incorporation in this paper; toR ev. A. M. Judy, Mr. James Thompson, and Dr. C. H. Preston, who, as a special committee on behalf of the A cademy, thoroughly investigated all the circumstances connected with the transactions in question, and freely placed at the disposal of the writer the results of their investigations; and to our honored assoqates. Prof. D. S. Sheldon andR ev. W. H. Barris, of Griswold College, who carefully reviewed the paper, and favored the writer with excellent suggestions. An expression of grateful appreciation is also due to those correspondents, in various parts of the country, who, in strong terms, have expressed their condemnation of the unjustifiable attack made upon the Academy by the United States Bureau of Ethnology; and, in entering upon the preparation of this vindication, the writer has derived great encouragement from the hearty assurances of approbation and support received from these eminent archaeologists. C. E. P. D.WEN roKT, I owa, February 9th, 1S85.
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