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Drakes book of Indians.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Scituate, Mass. :
Digital Scanning,
2001.
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| Colección: | Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE BOOK OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
- CONTENTS
- BOOK I.
- INTRODUCTION .
- CHAPTER I .
- Origin of the name Indian.
- Why applied to the people found in America.
- Ancient authors supposed to have referred to America in their writings
- Theopompus
- Voyage of Hanno
- Diodorus Siculus
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Seneca.
- CHAPTER II.
- Of modern Theorists upon the peopling of America.
- St. Gregory.
- Herrera.
- T. Morton.
- Williamson.
- Wood.
- Josselyn.
- Thorowgood.
- Adair.
- R. Williams.
- C. Mather
- Hubbard.
- Robertson.
- Smith.
- Voltaire.
- Mitchel.
- M'Culloh.
- Lord Kaim.
- Swinton.
- Cabrera.
- CHAPTER III.
- Manners and Customs of the Indians, as illustrated by Anecdotes, Narratives, &c.
- BOOK II .
- BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN OR NEW ENGLAND INDIANS.
- CHAPTER I.
- An account of such as have been carried away by the early voyagers.
- Donacona
- Agona
- Tasquantum, or Squanto
- Dehamda
- Skettwarroes
- Assacumet
- Manida
- Pechmo
- Monopet
- Pekenimne
- Sakaweston
- Epanow
- Manawet
- Wanape
- Coneconam.
- CHAPTER II.
- Of the natives known to the first setters of Plimouth.
- Samoset
- MASSASOIT.
- Iyanough
- Aspinet
- Cauneconam
- CAUNBITANT
- WITTUWAMET
- PEKSUOT
- HOBOMOK
- Tokamahamon
- Obbatinewat
- NAMEPASHAMET
- Squaw-Sachem of Massachusetts
- Webcowet.
- CHAPTER III.
- Some account of the Massachusetts
- Geography of their country
- CHIKA-TAUBUT
- WAMPATUCK
- his war with the Mohawks
- MASCONONOMO
- CANONICUS
- Geography of the Narraganset country
- Account of that Nation
- Roger Williams
- MONTOWAMPATE
- Small-pox distresses the In-dians
- WONOHAQUAHAM
- WINNEPURKIT
- MANATAHQUA
- SCITTERY GUSSET
- NATTAHATTAWANTS
- WAHGUMACUT
- JACK-STRAW
- JAMES.
- CHAPTER IV.
- MIANTUNNOMOH
- His relations
- Aids the English in destroying the Pequots
- Sells Rhode Island
- Anecdote
- His difficulties with the English
- Visits Boston
- His Magnanimity and Independence
- Charged with a conspiracy against the whites
- Ably repels it
- WAIANDANCE becomes his secret enemy
- His speech to Waiandance and his people
- His war with Uncas
- His capture and Death
- Circumstances of his execution
- Participation of the whites therein
- Impartial view of that affair
- Traditions
- NINIGRET
- His connections and marriage
- His wars with Uncas.
- MEXAM, alias MEXANO
- Ninigret's speech to the English commissioners
- Perfidy of Kutshamakin
- Affair of Cuttaquin and Uncas
- Difficulties about tribute
- Character of Ascassassotick
- Ninigret plots to cut off the English
- Design frustrated by Waiandance
- Account of this chief
- Ninigret visits the Dutch
- Accused by the English of plotting with them
- Ably defends himself
- Particulars of the affair
- Notices of various other Indians
- War between Ninigret and Ascassassotick
- Participation of Ninigret and his people in Philip's war
- Present condition of his descendants.