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: Their Intercourse and Wars with the European Settlers: and a Great Variety of Anecdote and Description

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H. Wentworth, 1853 - 640 pages

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Contents

The March to TlascalaOccupation of the CityGreat Massacre
77
Seizure and Imprisonment of MontezumaExecution of Qualpopoca
87
Preparations for the Attack on the City of MexicoBuilding and Trans
96
THE FLORIDA INDIANS
110
Progress NorthwardContests with the NativesVitachucoExpedi
116
Execution of an Indian Captive
121
From the Conquest by De Soto to the Year 1818Missionary Opera
122
Portrait of Osceola the Celebrated Florida Chief
129
Portrait of Captain John Smith the Pioneer of Virginia
152
Court of PowhatanSmiths Preservation by PocahontasSupplies
160
Pocahontas Interposing for the Life of Captain John Smith
161
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
The Indians furnished with FireArmsSituation of the Colonists
228
King Philip the Aboriginal Hero of Mount Hope
233
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
Portrait of Captain Benjamin Church
272
General Outlines of Character c Impressions of the Inhabitants
280
Iroquois Tradition relative to their Former HistoryA Brief
286
Joseph Brant THAYENDANEGEA of Wyoming Notoriety
297
Condition of the Six Nations subsequent to the RevolutionConclu
327
Present Condition of the Six Nations
336
Red Jacket the Masterly Orator and Chief of the Senecas
338
PONTIACS
340
BallPlaying as practiced by the Western Tribes
343
Siege of DetroitBattle of Bloody Bridge
344
Portrait of William Penn the Founder of Pennsylvania
349
Border Encounter a Scene from Early Western Life
360
Division of the DelawaresWhiteEyes and PipeIndian Confederacy
361
The Esquimaux of Melville PeninsulaTheir Stature and Costume
426
Indians Watching for Salmon
432
VARIOUS NATIONS AND TRIBES
437
Personal Appearance and Peculiarities of the MandansTheir Hospi
442
Indian WarDance as practised among the Mandans
448
The Sioux continuedTheir Mode of LifeMafernal AffectionEx
455
Indians of the Great Western PrairiesTheir Summer and Winter
463
The Bison generally called the Buffalo
472
Tribes on the Columbia and its TributariesThe NezPercésTheir
473
The Grizzly Bear abounding in the Northwest Territory
480
TRIBES OF THE WEST INDIES
487
Buffalo Chase peculiar to the Western Indians 450
489
Indians of JamaicaCruise along the Southern Coast of CubaSpeech
495
The CaribsTheir Islands First Visited by ColumbusOrigin
506
Indians of Guiana and VenezuelaClassificationThe Arawaks
512
Maquarri Dance in the Lower District of Pomeroon
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
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561
March towards CuzcoOpposition of the NativesDeath of Toparca
563
Their Location Appearance c Purchas Description of ChiliDivi
574
The Passage of the Cordilleras
576
563
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
European Domestic Animals
624
IMPORTANT ERAS AND DATES
637

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