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The Kabyls

"The Kabyls." New-York Saturday Press. 12 Mar. 1859: 4.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
commentary
Abstract: 

Discussion of the lifestyle and habits of the Kabyls, descendants of an Indo-Germanic tribe in Northern Africa. This commentary in a newspaper such as the Saturday Press speaks to mid-19th century Americans' curiousity about the world. The article suggests that the people living in America at this time, Bohemians included, were greatly intrigued by individuals from other cultures.