James G Swan

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Name James Swan


Died May 18, 1900, Port Townsend, Washington, United States Books The Northwest Coast - Or, The Northwest Coast, The Indians of Cape Flat, The Haidah Indians of, Haidah Indians of Queen C

James Gilchrist Swan (January 11, 1818 – May 18, 1900) was an American Indian agent in what is now Washington state, U.S.A., who is known for his work collecting artifacts and for writing the first ethnography of the Makah tribal group, among whom he lived.

Writings

Swan, James Gilchrist (1870). The Indians of Cape Flattery : at the entrance to the Strait of Fuca, Washington Territory (DJVU). Smithsonian Institution. OCLC 3602788.

Swan, James Gilchrist (1857). The Northwest coast, or, Three years' residence in Washington Territory (DJVU). Harper. OCLC 55630405.

References

James G. Swan Wikipedia

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