Project Gutenberg 2014-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 138 Bancroft, Hubert Howe 1832 1918 The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 5, Primitive History The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Native Races of the Pacific States, Volume 5, Primitive History" by Hubert Howe Bancroft is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume serves as a comprehensive examination of the early history and origins of various Native American cultures, analyzing the complex theories regarding their ancestry and interactions with other civilizations. The work is particularly focused on the myriad myths, traditions, and archaeological evidence surrounding the peopling of America, providing insights into both indigenous cultures and European perspectives. At the start of the volume, Bancroft provides a preface that reflects on the challenges and scope of his project related to the Native Races, expressing gratitude for the scholarly support he has received. He begins Chapter I with an exploration of the various theories regarding the origin of the Americans, discussing historical perspectives from the Middle Ages through to modern interpretations. The text outlines the confusion and debate surrounding how a new continent could have been populated, highlighting the limitations imposed by existing religious and scientific knowledge of the time. Classical legends, such as those surrounding Noah's Ark and the Tower of Babel, as well as various flood myths from different cultures, are compared to contemporary views, setting the stage for an in-depth discussion of the historical narratives available. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of Mexico Indians of Central America Indians -- Bibliography Indians of North America -- Pacific Coast of North America E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 5630623 5630603 2024-09-19T05:02:36.169068 2023-09-19T16:14:56.690148 text/html text/html 4454752 2014-03-30T20:20:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 2172767 2014-03-30T20:22:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2687891 2024-09-19T05:04:14.988081 application/epub+zip 2720656 2024-09-19T05:03:05.050915 application/epub+zip 1367810 2024-09-19T05:02:47.869087 application/epub+zip 3991250 2024-09-19T05:05:29.235203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3289796 2024-09-19T05:03:59.009142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2121541 2022-09-20T16:30:28.160887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2136363 2024-09-19T05:02:19.088129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2136147 2014-03-30T20:20:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 726273 2014-03-30T20:22:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2133637 2014-03-30T20:20:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 725023 2014-03-30T20:22:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2133845 2014-03-30T20:22:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 723227 2014-03-30T20:22:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22182 2024-09-19T05:05:29.511174 application/rdf+xml 24932 2024-09-19T05:02:53.142960 image/jpeg 4630 2024-09-19T05:02:50.537994 image/jpeg 2585862 2024-09-19T05:02:36.461056 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia