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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, Illustrative of Personal and National Character. Including The Late Sioux War and Indian Massacres in Minnesota.

From the size of this volume, as compared with the variety and extent of the subjects under examination, it will be readily perceived that minuteness of detail has been impossible.

In describing the adventures and proceedings of the pioneers in the settlement and civilization of the Western Continent, the interesting nature of the narrative may have led the author, in some instances, away from the immediate object of his attention, viz.: the manners, peculiarities, and history of the aboriginal inhabitants. He trusts, however, that where this may appear to be the case, it will generally be found to have resulted from the inseparable manner in which the history of the natives and those who have supplanted them is interwoven. Read more...

• Preface

• Origin of the North American Indians. Some of their General Customs and Peculiarities

• Religion of the Indians. Their Weapons and System of Warfare. Their Lodgings, Dress, Ornaments, &c.

• American Antiquities

  • United States Territory, &c.

    • Mounds and Fortifications

  • Antiquities of Mexico, &.c.

  • Antiquities of South America

• The Aborigines Of Mexico

  • General Remarks

    • Expedition of Giljalva

    • Hernando Cortez

  • Battles with the Natives

    • Conciliatory Intercourse

    • Donna Marina

  • Communications with the Mexican Emperor

    • The Zempoallans and Quiavistlans

    • The March to Tlascala

    • Occupation of the City

    • Great Massacre at Cholula

    • Entrance into the City of Mexico, and Interview with Montezuma

    • Description of the Temple, &c.

  • Seizure and Imprisonment of Montezuma

    • Execution of Qualpopoca and his Companions

    • Ominous Prospects

    • Expedition of Pamphilo de Narvaez

    • Success of Cortez against him

    • Return to Mexico

    • Outrage by Alvarado, and Consequent Troubles

    • Death of Montezuma

    • The "Noche Triste"

    • Battle of Obtumba

    • Arrival at Tlascala

  • Preparations for the Attack on the City of Mexico

    • Building and Transportation of Brigantines

    • Siege laid to the City

    • Assault by the Spaniards, and their Repulse

    • Sacrifice of Prisoners

    • Capture of Guatimozin

    • Conquest of the Capital

  • Rebuilding of the City

    • Extension of Spanish Powers

    • The March to Honduras

    • Execution of Guatimozin

    • Donna Marina

    • Modern Mexico

• The Florida Indians

  • Early Expeditions of Spanish Adventurers

    • Ponce de Leon

    • L. Velasquez de Ayllon

    • Pamphilo de Narvaez

    • Fernando de Soto; his Landing and Establishment at Tampa

    • Story of John Ortiz, a Spanish Captive among the Indians

  • Progress Northward

    • Contests with the Natives

    • Vitachuco. Expedition to Cutifachiqui

    • Departure for the West

  • From the Conquest by De Soto to the Year 1818

    • Missionary Operations by the Spaniards

    • Moore's Invasion of Florida

    • Bowles

    • Wars of 1812

    • Defeat of the Seminoles by General Jackson

  • Commencement of the late Florida War

    • Treaty of Moultrie Creek

    • Treaty of Payne's Landing

    • Osceola

    • Destruction of Dade's Command

    • Battle of the Ouithlacoochie

    • Conference with Indian Chiefs by General Gaines

  • Condition of East Florida

    • Gen. Scott's Campaign

    • Garrison besieged on the Ouithlacoochie

    • Occurrences during the Summer of 1836

    • Arrival of Creek Allies

    • Col. Lane's Expedition from Tampa

    • Battle of the Wahoo Swamp

    • Gen. Jessup appointed to the Command in Florida

  • Pursuit of the Seminoles Southward

    • Encounter on the Hatchee Lustee

    • Conference and Truce with the Indians

    • Renewal of the Treaty of Payne's Landing

    • Neglect on the Part of the Indians to comply with its Provisions

    • Capture, Surrender, and Treacherous Seizure of various Chiefs

    • Death of Osceola

    • Col. Taylor's Campaign

  • Various Minor Engagements.

    • Surrender of Large Numbers of Indians

    • Continuance of Depredations

    • Bloodhounds from Cuba

    • Attack upon a Company of Actors

    • Seminole Chiefs brought back from the West to report their Condition to their Countrymen

    • Col. Harney s Expedition to the Everglades

    • End of the War

    • Indians shipped West

    • Numbers still remaining in Florida

• The Indians Of Virginia

  • Expedition of Amidas and Barlow.

    • Of Sir Richard Grenville

    • Of Bartholomew Gosnoll, with Capt. Smith

    • Settlement at Jamestown

    • Visit to Powhatan

    • Improvidence and Difficulties of the Colonists

    • Exploration of the Chickahominy

    • Smith taken Prisoner

    • His Treatment by the Indians

  • Court of Powhatan

    • Smith s Preservation by Pocahontas

    • Supplies by the Indians

    • Newport s Arrival

    • Smith s Expeditions up the Chesapeake

  • Coronation of Powhatan

    • Smith's Visit to Werowocomoco for Supplies

    • Treachery of Powhatan

    • Smith a second time preserved by Pocahontas

    • Visit to Pamunky

    • Fight with the King of Paspahegh

    • Ascendancy of the English

  • Distress of the Colonies

    • Martin and West's Settlements

    • Arrival of Lord De la Warre

    • Retaliations upon the Natives

    • Seizure of Pocahontas

    • Her Marriage

    • Peace with the Indians

    • Pocahontas visits England

    • Her Death

    • Death of Powhatan

    • Pory's Settlement

  • The Virginia Massacre of 1622 and of 1641 (or 1644)

    • Death of Opechancanough

  • Smith's Account of the Numbers

    • Appearance, and Habits of the Indians

• New England Indians

  • Conduct of the Early Voyagers

    • Arrival of the Mayflower

    • Samoset

    • Tisquantum Massasoit. Weston's Colony. Caunbitant's Conspiracy. Trade in Fire-Arms. Thomas

    • Morton

    • Death of Massasoit and Alexander, and Accession of Philip

  • The Narragansetts

    • The Pequots

    • Murder of Stone and Oldham

    • Endicott's Expedition

    • The Pequot War

    • Destruction of the Pequot Fort

    • The Tribe dispersed and subdued

  • Quarrel between the Narragansetts and Mohegans

    • Uncas and Miantonimo

    • The Mohegan Land Controversy

    • Subsequent Condition of the Pequots and Mohegans

  • The Indians furnished with Firearms

    • Situation of the Colonists

    • Philip's Accession

    • His Treaties with the Whites

    • His True Plans

    • Emissaries sent to Sogkonate

    • Capt. Benjamin Church. His Interview with Awoshonks

    • Murder of John Sassamon

  • Attack on Swansey

    • Collection of Troops

    • Fight at Miles Bridge

    • Philip driven from the Neck

    • Church at Punkatese

    • Destruction of Brookfield

  • Philip moves Westward

    • Attacks on Hadley and Deerfield

    • Goffe, the Regicide

    • Destruction of Lathrop's Command

    • Assaults on Springfield and Hatfield

    • Expedition against the Narragansetts

    • Outrageous Cruelties in their Reduction

    • Philip on the Hudson

    • Destruction of Lancaster, Medfield, Seekonk, Groton, Warwick, Marlborough, &.c.

    • Canonchet taken, and put to Death

    • Further Indian Ravages

  • Philip's Return to Pokanoket

    • Major Talcott's Successes

    • Church commissioned by the Court at Plymouth

    • His Interview with Awoshonks; with the Sogkonates at Sandwich

    • His Campaign against the Indians

    • Philip seen

    • His Wife and Son taken

    • Death of Weetamore, Queen of Pocasset

    • Death of Philip

  • Pursuit of Annawon and his Party

    • Daring Procedure of Captain Church. E

    • nd of the War, and Final Disposal of Prisoners

    • Summary of the Colonial Losses

  • The Eastern Indians

    • Their Friendly Disposition

    • Seizure of those implicated in Philip's Conspiracy

    • French and Indian War in 1689

    • Attack on Cocheco

    • Murder of Major Waldron

    • War of 1702

    • Church's Last Campaign. War of 1722

    • Capt. John Lovewell

• The Iroquois or Six Nations

  • General Outlines of Character, &c.

    • Impressions of the Inhabitants of New England respecting the Iroquois.

    • Garangula

    • His Speech to M. de la Barre

  • Iroquois Tradition relative to their Former History

    • A Brief Account of the different Tribes belonging to the Confederacy, and the Manner of their Union

    • Incidents of Early Warfare

  • Important Characters and Events of the Eighteenth Century

    • Brant

    • Cresap's War

    • History of Logan

  • History of Brant continued

    • Connection of the Six Nations with the War of the American Revolution

  • Continuation of Revolutionary Incidents

  • Gen. Sullivan's Campaign against the Iroquois

    • Subsequent War like Operations of the Nations

  • Condition of the Six Nations subsequent to the Revolution

    • Conclusion of Brant's History

    • Red-Jacket and Corn-Planter

  • Present Condition of the Six Nations

• Pontiac's War

  • French Influence over the Indians

    • British Occupation of the Western Posts

    • Pontiac, and his Plans for exterminating the English

  • Siege of Detroit

    • Battle of Bloody Bridge

• The Delawares, Shawanees, and Other Tribes of the Middle and Western States.

  • The Delaware

    • William Penn. St. Tammany

    • The Moravians

    • The Shawanees

    • French and Indian War

    • Braddock's Defeat

    • Massacre of the Canestoga Indians

    • Daniel Boone

  • Division of the Delawares.

    • White-Eyes, and Pipe.

    • Indian Confederacy of 1781.

    • Attack on Bryant's Station, and Battle near the Blue Licks.

    • Gen. Clarke's Expedition.

    • Disastrous Campaign of Harmar and St. Clair.

    • Military Operations of Gen. Wayne.

    • Decisive Battle near the Maumee Rapids, and subsequent Treaty of Peace

  • Condition of the Indians subsequent to the Peace

    • The Prophet Elskwatawa

    • Tecumseh. His Plans and Intrigues

    • Gen. Harrison's Expedition against the Prophet's Town

    • Defeat of the Indians at Tippecanoe

    • War of 1812

    • Harrison's Invasion of Canada

    • Battle of the Thames

    • Death of Tecumseh

  • Acquisition and Sale, by the United States, of Indian Land in Illinois.

    • Black Hawk.

    • The Sacs removed west of the Mississippi.

    • Return of Black Hawk and his Followers.

    • Defeat of Major Stillman.

    • The Hostile Indians pursued by Atkinson and Dodge.

    • Their Defeat on the Bank of the Mississippi.

    • Black Hawk's Surrender.

    • He is taken to Washington.

    • His Subsequent Career

• Indians of The Southern States

  • Early Location, Numbers, Character, &c. of the:

    • Catawbas

    • Upper and Lower Cherokees

    • Muscogees or Creeks

    • Choctaws

    • Chickasaws

    • French War with the Natchez and Chickasaws

  • Colonization of Georgia.

    • Early Intercourse with the Natives

    • Tomochichi. Intrigues of the Rev. Thomas Bosomworth

    • Cherokee War of 1759

    • Attakullakulla and Occonostota

    • Murder of Indian Hostages

    • Col. Montgomery's Expedition

    • Destruction of the Eastern Cherokee Towns

    • Battle near Etchoe

    • Capitulation at Fort Loudon

    • Indian Treachery

    • Campaign of Col. Grant

    • Complete Reduction of the Cherokees

  • Capt. Steuart's Agency

    • Disturbance in 1767

    • Visit of Tecumseh to the Southern Tribes

    • Weatherford

    • Sack of Fort Mimms

    • War of 1813

    • Gen. Jackson's Campaign

    • Battles on the Tallusahatchee, at Talladega, Autossee, &c.

    • The Hallibees

    • Defeat of the Indians at Horse Shoe Bend

    • End of the War

  • The Removal of the Cherokees west of the Mississippi.

    • Present Location and Condition of the other Tribes of the Southern States

• Northern Races

  • The Esquimaux; their Manners and Personal Appearance.

    • Accounts of Early Voyagers.

    • Esquimaux Habitations, Food, &c.

    • The Kaiak or Canoe.

    • Sealing.

    • The Reindeer.

    • Uses of the Dog.

    • Patriarchal Government.

    • Effects of Foreign Intercourse

  • The Esquimaux of Melville Peninsula.

    • Their Stature and Costume Snow Huts and their Furniture.

    • Implements for Hunting and Sealing.

    • Mental Traits

• The Knisteneaux, Chippewa, &c

• Various Nations and Tribes Between The Mississippi And The Pacific Ocean.

  • The Sioux, or Dahcota, and other Tribes of the same Race

    • Classification

    • The Mandan. Their Number, Situation, Villages, &c.

    • Their Cemeteries

    • Affectionate Remembrance of the Dead

  • Personal Appearance and Peculiarities of the Mandan.

    • Their Hospitality and Urbanity.

    • Their Cleanliness of Person.

    • Their Dress.

    • Contrast between the Wild Tribes and those of the Frontier.

    • Mandan Domestic Usages.

    • Games and Dances.

    • Training of the Youth.

    • The Great Annual Religious Ceremony.

    • The Mandan supposed to be of Welsh Descent.

    • Annihilation of the Tribe by the Small-pox

  • The Sioux, continued, Their Mode of Life

    • Maternal Affection

    • Exposure of the Aged

    • The famous Quarry of Red Pipestone

    • Nature of this Material

    • Indian Superstitions respecting it

    • The Bison or Buffalo

    • Horses of the Indians

    • Various Modes of Hunting the Buffalo

    • Wasteful Destruction of the Herds

  • Indians of the Great Western Prairies

    • Their Summer and Winter Lodges

    • The Medicine Bag

    • The Crows and Blackfeet

    • Races Hostile to the latter Tribe

    • Fortitude of a Blackfoot Warrior

    • The Crow Chief Arapooish and his Guest

    • Indian Conceptions of a Perfect Country

    • Story of Loretto and his Indian Wife

    • Adventures of Kosato, a Blackfoot Warrior

  • Tribes on the Columbia and its Tributaries

    • The Nez-Percé

    • Their Religious Character

    • The Walla Wallas

    • The Chinooks

    • Mode of Flattening the Head

    • The Botoque

    • Canoes of the Tribes on the Lower Waters of the Columbia

    • Fishing

    • Houses of the Flatheads

  • The Shoshonees, or Snake Indians.

    • The Shoshokoes, or Root-diggers.

    • Extent of Country occupied by the Snakes.

    • The Camanches; their Horsemanship,

    • Mode of Life, Dwellings, &c.

    • The Pawnee Picts.

    • The Nabajos and Moques

• Indian Population of the United States and Territories

• Indian Races of South America

• Sioux Massacre

• Important Eras and Dates, Interesting Events In Indian History

Indian Genealogy