Scenes in the Ancient Terra Incognita, Since Converted into the Province of New Brunswick, British America single work   poetry   western  
Alternative title: Sketches of Indian Life
Issue Details: First known date: 1850... 1850 Scenes in the Ancient Terra Incognita, Since Converted into the Province of New Brunswick, British America
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An epic poem of the life and times of a group of American Indian people.

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  • Author's note: For the 'Bathurst Free Press'

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First known date: 1850
Serialised by: The Bathurst Free Press Charles Gloster , 1849-1904 newspaper (67 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in the Bathurst Free Press in intermittent instalments of 16 canto divisions published between 15 June and 28 September 1850. The epic poem is incomplete as the 16th Canto has the footnote 'to be continued'.
Notes:
Errata published in the Bathurst Free Press on 28 September 1850 (p.4): Canto 11th, 3rd line, for 'great' read greet; 18th line, for 'spirit-leave' read spirit-cave. Canto 12th, 11th line, for 'your' read thy; last line, for 'Red Mau's' read Red Man's.
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