Along the Hudson and Mohawk
Subtitle: the 1790 journey of Count Paolo Andreani
By: translated and edited by Cesare Marino and Karim M. Trio ; Iroquoian linguistic notes by Roy F. Wright (Tekastiaks)
Contributors: Marino, Cesare R.; Trio, Karim M.; Andreani, Paolo, 1763-1823.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780812239140
Subjects: Andreani, Paolo, 1763-1823 -- Travel -- New York (State); Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century; Italians -- Travel -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century; New York (State) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Mohawk River (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "In the summer of 1790 the Italian explorer Count Paolo Andreani embarked on a journey that would take him through New York State and eastern Iroquoia. Traveling along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, Andreani kept a meticulous record of his observations and experiences in the New World. Published for the first time in English, the diary is of major importance to those interested in life after the American Revolution, political affairs in the New Republic, and Native American peoples."

"Through Andreani's writings, we glimpse a world in cultural, economic, and political transition. An active participant in Enlightenment science, Andreani provides detailed observations of the landscape and natural history of his route. He also documents the manners and customs of the Iroquois, Shakers, and German, Dutch, and Anglo New Yorkers. Andreani was particularly interested in the Oneida and Onondaga Indians he visited, and his description of an Oneida lacrosse match accompanies the earliest known depiction of a lacrosse stick. Andreani's American letters, included here, relate his sometimes difficult but always revealing personal relationships with Washington, Jefferson, and Adams."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes selected letters, 1790-1791.