The Indian Races of North and South America, Comprising an Account of the Principal Aboriginal Races: A Description of Their National Customs, Mythology, and Religious Ceremonies ; the History of Their Most Powerful Tribes, and of Their Most Celebrated Chiefs and Warriors

American subscription House, 1856 - 640 páginas

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS	13

Religion of the IndiansTheir Weapons and System of Warfare	25

AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES	36

Antiquities of Mexico	44

THE ABORIGINES OF MEXICO	53

Battles with the NativesConciliatory IntercourseDonna Marina	63

The March to TlascalaOccupation of the CityGreat Massacre	77

Seizure and Imprisonment of MontezumaExecution of Qualpopoca	87

Siege of DetroitBattle of Bloody Bridge	344

Division of the DelawaresWhiteEyes and PipeIndian Confederacy	361

Condition of the Indians subsequent to the PeaceThe Prophet Elsk	368

Acquisition and Sale by the United States of Indian Land in Illinois	376

Early Location Numbers Character c of the Catawbas of the Upper	383

Colonization of GeorgiaEarly Intercourse with the NativesTomo	390

Captain Steuarts AgencyDisturbance in 1767Visit of Tecumseh	402

The Removal of the Cherokees west of the MississippiPresent Loca	411

Preparations for the Attack on the City of MexicoBuilding and Trans	96

THE FLORIDA INDIANS	110

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Pursuit of the Seminoles SouthwardEncounter on the Hatchce Lus	140

THE INDIANS OF VIRGINIA	151

Court of PowhatanSmiths Preservation by PocahontasSupplies	160

Coronation of PowhatanSmiths Visit to Werowocomoco for Sup	171

Distress of the ColoniesMartin and Wests SettlementsArrival	181

Smiths Account of the Numbers Appearance and Habits of the Indians	194

The NarragansettsThe PequotsMurder of Stone and Oldham	209

Attack on SwanseyCollection of TroopsFight at Miles Bridge	237

Philip moves WestwardAttacks on Hadley and DeerfieldGoffe	246

Philips Return to PokanoketMajor Talcotts SuccessesChurch	256

Pursuit of Annawon and His PartyDaring Procedure of Captain	267

THE IROQUOIS OR SIX NATIONS	279

Iroquois Tradition relative to their Former HistoryA Brief	286

Important Characters and Events of the Eighteenth CenturyBrant	295

Connexion of the Six Nations with	302

Continuation of Revolutionary Incidents	313

General Sullivans Campaign against the IroquoisSubsequent War	321

Condition of the Six Nations subsequent to the RevolutionConclu	327

Present Condition of the Six Nations	336

PONTIACS	340

The Esquimaux of Melville PeninsulaTheir Stature and Costume	426

VARIOUS NATIONS AND TRIBES	437

Personal Appearance and Peculiarities of the MandansTheir Hospi	442

The Sioux continuedTheir Mode of LifeMaternal AffectionEx	455

Indians of the Great Western PrairiesTheir Summer and Winter	463

Tribes on the Columbia and its TributariesThe NezPercésTheir	473

TRIBES OF THE WEST INDIES	487

The CaribsTheir Islands First Visited by ColumbusOrigin	506

Indians of Guiana and VenezuelaClassificationThe Arawaks	512

THE ABORIGINES OF PERU	519

Mythological TraditionsTopa Inca Yupanchi and his Son Huayna	531

Pizarros Visit to Spain and Application to the EmperorHis Four	543

First Interview with the IncaPlans for his CaptureEntry of Ata	551

March towards CuzcoOpposition of the NativesDeath of Toparca	563

Their Location Appearance c Purchas Description of ChiliDivi	574

The Araucanians ProperCharacter and Habits of the TribeHouses	579

Army sent to Oppose the Progress of the SpaniardsBattle on	585

Don Garcia de Mendoza His Establishment at QuiriquinaFort	594

Viceroyalty of Martin LoyolaPaillamachuRenewal of the War	602

INDIAN TRIBES OF BRAZIL	609

Success of the Portuguese Against the NativesTheir Contests with	619

ments Classification of TribesChange in their Condition by the Introduction	624

IMPORTANT ERAS AND DATES	637

Título	The Indian Races of North and South America, Comprising an Account of the Principal Aboriginal Races: A Description of Their National Customs, Mythology, and Religious Ceremonies ; the History of Their Most Powerful Tribes, and of Their Most Celebrated Chiefs and Warriors
Autor	Charles De Wolf Brownell
Editor	American subscription House, 1856
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Michigan
Digitalizado	16 Sep. 2008
Largo	640 páginas

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