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Strange Customs, Manners, And Beliefs; A Remarkable Account Of Curious Beliefs And Odd Superstitions, Strange Ways Of Living, And Amazing Customs And Manners Of Many Peoples And Tribes Around The Earth
Strange customs, manners, and beliefs,: A remarkable account of curious beliefs and odd superstitions, strange ways of living, and amazing customs and ... of many peoples and tribes around the earth, [Jan 01, 1946] Verrill, A. Hyatt …
302 pages, Hardcover
Published February 1, 1946
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A. Hyatt Verrill
270 books4 followersAlpheus Hyatt Verrill, known as Hyatt Verrill, was an American zoologist, explorer, inventor, illustrator and author. He was the son of Addison Emery Verrill (1839–1926), the first professor of zoology at Yale University.
Hyatt Verrill wrote on a wide variety of topics, including natural history, travel, radio and whaling. He participated in a number of archaeological expeditions to the West Indies, South, and Central America. He travelled extensively throughout the West Indies, and all of the Americas, North, Central and South. Theodore Roosevelt stated: "It was my friend Verrill here, who really put the West Indies on the map.”
During 1896 he served as natural history editor of Webster's International Dictionary., and he illustrated many of his own writings as well. In 1902 Verrill invented the autochrome process of natural-color photography.
Among his writings are many science fiction works including twenty six published in Amazing Stories pulp magazines. Upon his death, P. Schuyler Miller noted that Verrill "was one of the most prolific and successful writers of our time," with 115 books to his credit as well as "articles in innumerable newspapers." Everett F. Bleiler described Verrill's "lost race" stories as "more literate than most of their competition, but stodgy."
When the Moon Ran Wild (1962) was published posthumously using the name Ray Ainsbury.
Hyatt Verrill wrote on a wide variety of topics, including natural history, travel, radio and whaling. He participated in a number of archaeological expeditions to the West Indies, South, and Central America. He travelled extensively throughout the West Indies, and all of the Americas, North, Central and South. Theodore Roosevelt stated: "It was my friend Verrill here, who really put the West Indies on the map.”
During 1896 he served as natural history editor of Webster's International Dictionary., and he illustrated many of his own writings as well. In 1902 Verrill invented the autochrome process of natural-color photography.
Among his writings are many science fiction works including twenty six published in Amazing Stories pulp magazines. Upon his death, P. Schuyler Miller noted that Verrill "was one of the most prolific and successful writers of our time," with 115 books to his credit as well as "articles in innumerable newspapers." Everett F. Bleiler described Verrill's "lost race" stories as "more literate than most of their competition, but stodgy."
When the Moon Ran Wild (1962) was published posthumously using the name Ray Ainsbury.
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August 4, 2023
Found this book at an antiques store. It is very interesting, describing a variety of cultures this lifelong explorer had encountered and studied. The book is published in the 1940s and it is not possible to see this diversity in the modern day as so many of these cultures have been assimilated in terms of their lifestyle, clothing, and priorities. Verrill was able to describe native cultures who had dedicated people who chew bread for weak beer (now they would just buy it) or build their own boats as a family, or where males cut fingers of their enemies off to make a necklace to impress girls. You just don't find these nowadays.
The author's language is a bit antiquated, as he uses the vocabulary of his time ("savages" vs "civilized" and "Indians" to refer to Native Americans). However, it is hard to fault him for using the words available to him, and he is entirely respectful of the various cultures he describes, going to lengths to help his readers empathize with the unfamiliar people at the center of the story
The author's language is a bit antiquated, as he uses the vocabulary of his time ("savages" vs "civilized" and "Indians" to refer to Native Americans). However, it is hard to fault him for using the words available to him, and he is entirely respectful of the various cultures he describes, going to lengths to help his readers empathize with the unfamiliar people at the center of the story
June 22, 2010
Boring and outdated.
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