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100 1 _aBancroft, Hubert Howe,
_d1832-1918
245 1 4 _aThe Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes :
_bThe Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-15
508 _aProduced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by 1st-hand-history.org)
520 _a"The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes" by Hubert Howe Bancroft is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to document and analyze the aboriginal inhabitants of the Pacific States, encompassing vast territories from Alaska to Darien, including Mexico and Central America. The text is intended to provide a detailed ethnological report, focusing on the diverse Native American tribes and their cultures before European colonization. At the start of the volume, Bancroft introduces the scope and purpose of his work. He discusses the significance of exploring the characteristics, population, and customs of the numerous indigenous tribes inhabiting the region, noting that before European contact, these tribes formed a complex and rich social tapestry. The preface emphasizes the challenges Bancroft faced in gathering and organizing an extensive array of resources to construct a comprehensive overview, while also establishing a clear intent to separate factual reporting from speculation, highlighting the importance of preserving these narratives as Europe's dominance led to a rapid decline of indigenous cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of Mexico
653 _aIndians of Central America
653 _aIndians -- Bibliography
653 _aIndians of North America -- Pacific Coast of North America
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41070
999 _c81909
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