An Illustrated Description of the Russian Empire by Robert Sears

Circassia; or, A tour to the Caucasus, by George Leighton Ditson, New York, 1850

: April 07, 2009

Circassia; or, A tour to the Caucasus, by George Leighton Ditson CIRCASSIA; OR, TOUR TO THE CAUCASUS.

BY

GEORGE LEIGHTON DITSON.

NEW AND REVISED EDITION.
NEW-YORK: STRINGER & TOWNSEND, 222 BROADWAY. 1850.

Concerning the intensely interesting portions of the world of which the following pages treat, no work has ever been issued from the American press. — This, then, may lay claim to novelty.

As the Crimea — her oddly picturesque Tartar towns and gorgeous tumuli; Circassia — the fastnesses of her invincible heroes, the homes of her world-wide famed beauties, have beenvisited by no other American traveller, it may sufficiently apologize for the temerity of putting into print the journal of my tour. To those, however, who dissent from this, I would say, that by some of the most gifted of men I have been urged, both at home and abroad, to offer this work to the public.

: April 05, 2009

Circassia and Circassians in the Historical Books & Magazines Selections from the Google Books

Circassia (Circassian: Адыгэ Хэку) is a region in the North Caucasus and along the north-east shore of the Black Sea. It is the ancestral homeland of the Circassian people.

The Cherkess or Circassians, who gave their name to this region, of which they were until lately the sole inhabitants, are a peculiar race, differing from the other tribes of the Caucasus in origin and language. The name Circassia is a Latinisation of Cherkess (modern Turkish: Çerkes), the Turkic name for the Adyghe people, and originated in the 15th century with mediaeval Genoese merchants and travellers to Circassia.

CW’s aim is to raise awareness of Circassian culture, history and contemporary politics in global academia, journalism and policy making circles to pave the way for "Circassian Studies" to be recognized as a constituent part of Caucasian Studies.

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