The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837

"The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837" by Various is an old-timey magazine filled with stories, poems, and think-pieces that show what life was like back in the 1830s. One of the essays at the start is all about "American Antiquities," trying to figure out who really lived in America first, pushing back against tall tales of Egyptians or Romans landing here. The author pokes holes in the story of Votan, who was supposed to link Central American natives to old civilizations, pointing out that there's not much proof to back it up. It gives you a taste of how people back then thought about history and the mysteries of where the first Americans came from.