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The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2

Hubert Howe Bancroft · Public domain text

309,146 words · about 21 h 39 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845

Text only · 25 illustrations omitted. Illustrated source.

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Author
Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918)
Language
English
Subjects
Indians of Mexico, Indians of Central America, Indians › Bibliography, Indians of North America › Pacific Coast of North America
Length
309,146 words · about 21 h 39 min
Sections
51 reader sections · Table of contents
Contents (51)
  1. Opening about 1 min
  2. I. SAVAGISM AND CIVILIZATION under 1 min
  3. II. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED NATIONS about 1 min
  4. III. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAHUA NATIONS about 1 min
  5. IV. PALACES AND HOUSEHOLDS OF THE NAHUA KINGS under 1 min
  6. V. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES AMONG THE NAHUAS under 1 min
  7. VI. PLEBEIANS, SLAVES, TENURE OF LANDS, AND TAXATION under 1 min
  8. VII. EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, CONCUBINAGE, CHILDBIRTH, AND BAPTISM under 1 min
  9. VIII. NAHUA FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS under 1 min
  10. IX. PUBLIC FESTIVALS under 1 min
  11. X. FOOD OF THE NAHUA NATIONS under 1 min
  12. XI. DRESS OF THE NAHUA NATIONS under 1 min
  13. XII. COMMERCE OF THE NAHUA NATIONS under 1 min
  14. XIII. WAR-CUSTOMS OF THE NAHUAS under 1 min
  15. XIV. NAHUA LAWS AND LAW COURTS under 1 min
  16. XV. NAHUA ARTS AND MANUFACTURES under 1 min
  17. XVI. THE AZTEC CALENDAR under 1 min
  18. XVII. THE AZTEC PICTURE-WRITING about 1 min
  19. XVIII. ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS under 1 min
  20. XIX. MEDICINE AND FUNERAL RITES AMONG THE NAHUAS under 1 min
  21. XX. GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL CLASSES, PROPERTY, AND LAWS OF THE MAYA NATIONS under 1 min
  22. XXI. EDUCATION AND FAMILY MATTERS AMONG THE MAYAS under 1 min
  23. XXII. FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE MAYAS under 1 min
  24. XXIII. FOOD, DRESS, COMMERCE, AND WAR CUSTOMS OF THE MAYAS under 1 min
  25. XXIV. MAYA ARTS, CALENDAR, AND HIEROGLYPHICS under 1 min
  26. XXV. BUILDINGS, MEDICINE, BURIAL, PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES, AND CHARACTER OF THE MAYAS under 1 min
  27. I. SAVAGISM AND CIVILIZATION about 1 h 52 min
  28. II. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED NATIONS about 1 h 18 min
  29. III. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAHUA NATIONS about 45 min
  30. IV. PALACES AND HOUSEHOLDS OF THE NAHUA KINGS about 48 min
  31. V. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES AMONG THE NAHUAS about 45 min
  32. VI. PLEBEIANS, SLAVES, TENURE OF LANDS, AND TAXATION about 36 min
  33. VII. EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, CONCUBINAGE, CHILDBIRTH, AND BAPTISM about 1 h 10 min
  34. VIII. NAHUA FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS about 29 min
  35. IX. PUBLIC FESTIVALS about 1 h 3 min
  36. X. FOOD OF THE NAHUA NATIONS about 35 min
  37. XI. DRESS OF THE NAHUA NATIONS about 27 min
  38. XII. COMMERCE OF THE NAHUA NATIONS about 33 min
  39. XIII. WAR CUSTOMS OF THE NAHUAS about 51 min
  40. XIV. NAHUA LAWS AND LAW COURTS about 1 h 8 min
  41. XV. NAHUA ARTS AND MANUFACTURES about 52 min
  42. XVI. THE AZTEC CALENDAR about 42 min
  43. XVII. THE AZTEC PICTURE-WRITING about 39 min
  44. XVIII. ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS about 1 h 11 min
  45. XIX. MEDICINE AND FUNERAL RITES AMONG THE NAHUAS about 1 h 7 min
  46. Chapter XX about 49 min
  47. XXI. EDUCATION AND FAMILY MATTERS AMONG THE MAYAS about 44 min
  48. XXII. FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE MAYAS about 44 min
  49. XXIII. FOOD, DRESS, COMMERCE, AND WAR CUSTOMS OF THE MAYAS about 53 min
  50. XXIV. MAYA ARTS, CALENDAR, AND HIEROGLYPHICS about 50 min
  51. Chapter XXV about 39 min