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Odd People

Odd People

by Mayne Reid

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About this eBook

Author
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883
Title
Odd people : Being a popular description of singular races of man
Credits
Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Language
English
LoC Class
GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology
Subject
Anthropology
Category
Text
eBook-No.
35911
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35911
Release Date
April 19, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2."Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man" — Chapter One. — Bosjesmen, or Bushmen. — Chapter Two. — The Amazonian Indians. — Chapter Three. — The Water-Dwellers of Maracaibo. — Chapter Four. — The Esquimaux. — Chapter Five. — Mundrucus, or Beheaders. — Chapter Six. — The Centaurs of the “Gran Chaco.” — Chapter Seven. — The Feegees, or Man-Eaters. — Chapter Eight. — The Tongans, or Friendly Islanders. — Chapter Nine. — The Turcomans. — Chapter Ten. — The Ottomacs, or Dirt-Eaters. — Chapter Eleven. — The Comanches, or Prairie Indians. — Chapter Twelve. — The Pehuenches, or Pampas Indians. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Yamparicos, or Root-Diggers. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Guaraons, or Palm-Dwellers. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Laplanders. — Chapter Sixteen. — The Andamaners, or Mud-Bedaubers. — Chapter Seventeen. — The Patagonian Giants. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Fuegian Dwarfs. — The End.

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