One of the things that amazed the earliest explorers, almost without exception, was the hospitality with which Indians received them. When the Indian… - Peter Farb

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One of the things that amazed the earliest explorers, almost without exception, was the hospitality with which Indians received them. When the Indians later learned that the Whites posed a threat, their attitude changed, but the initial contacts were idyllic. ...Hospitality and sharing were characteristic of all Indian societies.