THE STORY OF HIAWATHA

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Stock #:637038
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: PETOSKEY
State: Michigan (MI)
County: Emmet
Publisher: E.C. Kropp Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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FOR THE EARTH HE DREW A STRAIGHT LINE FOR THE SKY A BOW ABOVE IT; WHITE THE SPACE BETWEEN FOR DAYTIME, FILLED WITH LITTLE STARS FOR NIGHT-TIME, ON THE LEFT A POINT FOR SUNRISE, ON THE RIGHT A POINT FOR SUNSET, ON THE TOPA POINT FOR NOON-TIDE AND FOR RAIN AND CLOUDY WEATHER WAVING LINES DESCENDING FROM IT. THE AMERICAN INDIAN HAD A LITERATURE AND A LANGUAGE LONG BEFOR THE WHITE MEN CAN TO THIS LAND. WHILE SPEECH VARIED IN DIFFERENT TRIBES, A UNIVERSAL SIGN LANGUAGE WAS USED AND UNDERSTOOD. STONE AND BARK WRITING DATES BACK MANY CENTURIES.

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