02023cam a2200385 i 4500 122811446 TxAuBib 20110804120000.0 200713s1937||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib rda National Geographic: Nov 1937. Vol. 72 No. 5. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1937. 175 P. : col. ill., PB ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier National Geographic Contents: America's First settlers, the Indians with 34 illustrations -- When Red men ruled out forest with 24 paintings -- Pearl fishing in the Red Sea with 25 illustrations -- Pilgrims' progress to Mecca with 22 illustrations in Duotone -- Keeping house on the Congo with 29 illustrations. Between the low hills of West Africa and the yellow- brown waters of the Congo River lies the small river port of Boma, where an American woman and her family adjust to African culture. These photographs illustrate the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. In a handmade boat, a Frenchman and a crew of four Somali sailors brave storms, bandits, and poison fish to search for pearls in the Red Sea. Native American civilizations were nearly obliterated by white settlers. However, their substantial achievements in mathematics, agriculture, and political organization continue to be recognized as brilliant advances. 20110804. America's first settlers Indians. When red men ruled our forests. Pearl fishing Red Sea. Pilgrims' progress to Mecca. Keeping house on the Congo. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ TXING