Oneóta or Characteristics of the Red Race of America by Henry R. Schoolcraft, 1845. 

Cover - intact, some fading and chipping

Binding - loose hinges / split joints, tape on front hinge

Text/Pages - foxing, yellowing, staining

512 pages

Compiles Schoolcraft's original notes, manuscripts, and field observations from his travels and interactions with Native American tribe, particularly across the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes region.

The text documents Indigenous customs, languages, oral traditions, mythology, and societal structures, reflecting 19th-century perspectives on Native American history and culture.

Schoolcraft is recognized as one of the earliest Euro-American scholars to systematically document and place value on Native American oral heritage, making his extensive writings foundational (though paternalistic in tone by modern standards) for early American ethnology.