The American Race

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Author

Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899

Title

The American Race A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America

Credits

E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

E011: History: America: America

Subject

Indians -- Languages

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55096

Release Date

July 12, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — THE AMERICAN RACE.
4. 4.INTRODUCTORY. — RACIAL HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS. — Scheme of the Age of Man in America.
5. 5.NORTH AMERICAN TRIBES. — I. THE NORTH ATLANTIC GROUP. — 1. THE ESKIMOS. — 2. THE BEOTHUKS. — 3. THE ATHABASCANS (TINNÉ). — 4. THE ALGONKINS. — 5. THE IROQUOIS. — 6. THE CHAHTA-MUSKOKIS. — 7. THE CATAWBAS, YUCHIS, TIMUCUAS, NATCHEZ, CHETIMACHAS, TONICAS, ADAIZE, ATAKAPAS, ETC. — 8. THE PAWNEES (CADDOES). — 9. THE DAKOTAS (SIOUX). — 10. THE KIOWAYS. — II. THE NORTH PACIFIC GROUP. — 1. THE NORTHWEST COAST AND CALIFORNIAN TRIBES. — 2. THE YUMAS. — 3. THE PUEBLO TRIBES. — III. THE CENTRAL GROUP. — 1. THE UTO-AZTECAN TRIBES. — 2. THE OTOMIS. — 3. THE TARASCOS. — 4. THE TOTONACOS. — 5. THE ZAPOTECS AND MIXTECS. — 6. THE ZOQUES AND MIXES. — 7. THE CHINANTECS. — 8. THE CHAPANECS AND MANGUES. — 9. CHONTALS AND POPOLOCAS; TEQUISELATECAS AND MATAGALPAS. — 10. THE MAYAS. — 11. THE HUAVES, SUBTIABAS, LENCAS, XINCAS, XICAQUES, “CARIBS,” MUSQUITOS, ULVAS, RAMAS, PAYAS, GUATUSOS.
6. 6.SOUTH AMERICAN TRIBES. — GENERAL REMARKS. — I. THE SOUTH PACIFIC GROUP. — 1. THE COLUMBIAN REGION. — 2. THE PERUVIAN REGION. — II. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC GROUP. — 1. THE AMAZONIAN REGION. — 2. THE PAMPEAN REGION.
7. 7.LINGUISTIC APPENDIX — YUMA DIALECTS NEAR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. — DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK. — DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK.—( Continued. ) — CENTRAL STOCKS. — CENTRAL STOCKS. — CENTRAL STOCKS. — INTER-ISTHMIAN STOCKS. — INTER-ISTHMIAN STOCKS.—( Continued .) — COLUMBIAN STOCKS. — DIALECTS OF THE CHOCO STOCK. — DIALECTS OF THE CHIBCHA STOCK. — PERUVIAN STOCKS. — SOUTH ATLANTIC LINGUISTIC STOCKS. — DIALECTS OF THE ARAWAK STOCK. — DIALECTS OF THE CARIB STOCK. — DIALECTS OF THE CARIB STOCK.— Continued. — LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN. — LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN.—( Continued. ) — LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN.—( Continued. ) — DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN. — DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN.—( Continued. ) — DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN.—(Continued.) — LANGUAGES OF THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS. — LANGUAGES OF THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS.—( Continued. ) — LANGUAGES OF THE CHACO TRIBES. — LANGUAGES OF THE CHACO TRIBES.—( Continued. ) — LANGUAGES OF THE LA PLATA BASIN AND PAMPAS. — PATAGONIAN AND FUEGIAN STOCKS.
8. 8.ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
9. 9.FOOTNOTES
10. 10.I. INDEX OF AUTHORS.
11. 11.II. INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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