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worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. James
Bryce
The beginning of wisdom is getting things their right
name. E.G. Wilson, Infinite Voyage
The inclusion of any title does not mean
that the editor agrees or disagrees with
its content. Herbert C. Kraft's,
The Lenape and
C.
A. Weslager, The Delaware Indians: A History and his
The
Delaware Indian Westward Migration provide the best information for the general
reader. The history of the Lenape in,
A Lesson in
Administration Termination: An Analysis of the
Legal Status of the Delaware Tribe of Indians,
especially its coverage of Delaware-Cherokee relations, is very good. Fay Louise-Smith Arellano's
transcriptions in Delaware Trails:
Some Tribal Records 1842-1907 contain data on Lenape/Delaware in
Kansas and on those who went to Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Mary
Smith Witcher's, Our Cherokee-Delaware Heritage
contains data on many Delaware.
Both of the latter two are recommended
for those working on Lenape/Delaware genealogy. Louise Barry's,
The
Beginning of the West: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American
West 1540-1854 has thousands of accounts on a daily
basis of all that happened of importance in the development of
the West. It is out-of-print, but can be found in libraries and by a
book search. The entries marked with an asterisk (*)
concerning the Walam Olum--the Origin Story of the Lenape/Delaware--contain
material and opinions that are objectionable to some because they
tend to refute the validity of the Walam Olum. They are included herein
because they are a part of the body of literature. None of them has
the approval or disapproval of the editor. C. A. Weslager's comments
on many of the items from The Delawares: A Critical Bibliography
have
been added. With the death of Herbert Kraft in 1999 and that of C.
A. Weslager several years ago, we lost the leading Lenape-Delaware
historian-ethnographers of the latter decades of the 20th century. The bulk of the titles on the Delaware/Lenni
Lenape have been entered herein. Other titles will be added as they
are discovered. Additional information on content and availability
of each title will be added as available. Additions and
corrections are always welcome. Send to
swiftwater@lenapedelawarehistory.net .
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