The Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee by John Haywood

The Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee

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This classic includes the following chapters: 

Preface 

Chapter I. 

Chapter II. 
1. Of Marine Appearances on the Surface 
2. Of Marine Appearances Below the Surface 
3. Of the Productions of the Surface Found Below It; First, Artificial; Secondly, Natural 
4. Of the Ancient Animals of Tennessee 

Chapter III. 
1. Between the Political Institutions of the Mexicans and Peruvians on the One Hand, and Those of the Hindoos and Persians on the Other 
2. Between the Religious Practices of the Hindoos and Persians on the One Hand, and of the Mexicans and Peruvians on the Other 
3. The Chemical History of the Mexicans Compared With That of the Hindoos 

Chapter IV. 

Chapter V. 

Chapter VI. 
1. Of the Sun and Moon Painted Upon Rocks 
2. Of Triplicity 
3. Of the Cross 
4. Of the Mounds in Tennessee 
5. Of Images 
6. Of Human Sacrifices 
7. Of the Lingam 
8. Of the Dress of Idols 
9. Of Conch Shells 
10. Of the Vestiges of the Sanctity of the Number Seven 

Chapter VII. 
1. Of Their Sciences 
2. Of Their Letters and Literal Inscriptions 
3. Of Their Sculptures 
4. Of Their Paintings 
5. Of Their Manufactures 
6. Of Their Fortifications 
7. Of Their Coins and Other Metals 
8. Of Their Ornaments 
9. Of Their Mirrors 
10. Of Their Tanks, or Wells 
11. Of Their Mechanic Arts 
12. Of Their Games and Pastimes 
13. Of the Colour of the Aborigines of of Tennessee 
14. Of Their Mexican Coincidences 

Chapter VIII 
1. Of Their Size 
2. Of Their Pigmies 
3. Of Their Martial Music 

Chapter IX. 
1. On the Indians Within the Limits of the United States Generally 
2. Of the Indians of North-Carolina in 1730 And Before 

Chapter X. 
1. Of the Countries From Whence They Came 
2. Of Their Military Character 
3. Of the Biblical Traditions of the, Cherokees and Other Indians on and East of the Mississippi, and of Their Hebraic Customs 
4. Of Their Computation of Time 
5. Of Their Hebraic Rites. First, Up to the Year 1775; Secondly, Up to the Year 1810; Thirdly, Since That Period 
6. Of Their Political Government, Laws, Civil Customs, Civil Traditions and Scientific Acquirements, Lingual Affinities and Games 

Chapter XI.

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