An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Lo! The Poor!

Peoria. "Lo! The Poor!." Vanity Fair, March 30, 1861, 148.
Type
magazine
Genre
satire
commentary
Abstract

A piece from Minnesota explains a number of customs a handful of Native Americans have adopted in order to gain citizenship, such as earning money by the sweat of their brow and wearing pants.