The Native Races, Volumes I-II, Complete

Wild Tribes, and Civilized Nations

The Native Races, Volumes I-II, Complete
Wild Tribes, and Civilized Nations

This edition features
• two complete books
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes

CONTENTS
VOLUME I, WILD TRIBES
CHAPTER I. ETHNOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER II. HYPERBOREANS.
CHAPTER III. COLUMBIANS.
CHAPTER IV. CALIFORNIANS.
CHAPTER V. NEW MEXICANS.
CHAPTER VI. WILD TRIBES OF MEXICO.
CHAPTER VII. WILD TRIBES OF CENTRAL AMERICA.

VOLUME II, CIVILIZED NATIONS
CHAPTER I. SAVAGISM AND CIVILIZATION.
CHAPTER II. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED NATIONS.
CHAPTER III. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
CHAPTER IV. PALACES AND HOUSEHOLDS OF THE NAHUA KINGS.
CHAPTER V. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES AMONG THE NAHUAS.
CHAPTER VI. PLEBEIANS, SLAVES, TENURE OF LANDS, AND TAXATION.
CHAPTER VII. EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, CONCUBINAGE, CHILDBIRTH, AND BAPTISM.
CHAPTER VIII. NAHUA FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS.
CHAPTER IX. PUBLIC FESTIVALS.
CHAPTER X. FOOD OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
CHAPTER XI. DRESS OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
CHAPTER XII. COMMERCE OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
CHAPTER XIII. WAR-CUSTOMS OF THE NAHUAS.
CHAPTER XIV. NAHUA LAWS AND LAW COURTS.
CHAPTER XV. NAHUA ARTS AND MANUFACTURES.
CHAPTER XVI. THE AZTEC CALENDAR.
CHAPTER XVII. THE AZTEC PICTURE-WRITING.
CHAPTER XVIII. ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS.
CHAPTER XIX. MEDICINE AND FUNERAL RITES AMONG THE NAHUAS.
CHAPTER XX. GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL CLASSES, PROPERTY, AND LAWS OF THE MAYA NATIONS.
CHAPTER XXI. EDUCATION AND FAMILY MATTERS AMONG THE MAYAS.
CHAPTER XXII. FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE MAYAS.
CHAPTER XXIII. FOOD, DRESS, COMMERCE, AND WAR CUSTOMS OF THE MAYAS.
CHAPTER XXIV. MAYA ARTS, CALENDAR, AND HIEROGLYPHICS.
CHAPTER XXV. BUILDINGS, MEDICINE, BURIAL, PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES, AND CHARACTER OF THE MAYAS.

About the Author
"Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832 – 1918) was an American historian and ethnologist who wrote, published and collected works concerning the western United States, Texas, California, Alaska, Mexico, Central America and British Columbia."--Wikipedia