A Character of the Province of Maryland / Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise / on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of / Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; / together with a collection of historic

Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters.If ever a man were compelled to sell the virtues of a colony but knew stuff that made him unable to take his task seriously, that man was George Alsop. He winks at his readers across time, and the result is an intriguing description of early Maryland not quite to be believed.OF the few descriptions of Maryland written in the seventeenth century, this is decidedly the most pretentious. Its primeval savor, the peculiarity of its style, and its unique account of the mighty Susquehannas, together with its portrayal of the early white settlers of that province as a well disposed people living under a well-ordered government in the midst Of Nature's bountiful gifts, make it an enduring attraction to the curious reader; and when read in connection with other literature on the subject it is not without its value to the most serious student of our early history.