Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

Conjectures respecting the descendants of the tribes who built the Temples. — Knowledge and education of the Caciques and Priests. — Traditions of the arrival of white strangers...

North American Indians. — Diversity of Languages. — The Iroquois. — Dialects. — Descent of Iroquois chiefs through the female line. — Pagan Indians. — Belief in a Great Spirit....

Prairies in Minnesota and Iowa. — Boulders. — Glacial Drift. — Wild Rice. — Snow Storm. — Nebraska. — The Pawnees. — Human Sacrifices. — Note on Indian Customs in War and Cannib...

Barrancas. — Santa Cruz del Quiché. — Padre Andres Guicola. — Ruins of Utatlan. — Report of Don Garcia de Palacio upon human sacrifices to the gods in Central America, Statement...

Mixco. — La Antigua Guatemala. — Volcanoes of Fire and Water. — Comolapa. — Ancient Indian Ruins of Patinamit. — Kachiquel Indians. — A Dominican Priest. — Barrancas. — Las Godi...

The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. — Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. — Indi...

Mounds and Earthworks in North and Central America. — Migrations of the Toltecs and Aztecs. — The Quichés. — Aboriginal races. — Palenque. — Hieroglyphs. — Temples. — Desertion...

Earthworks of the Mound Builders and their geographical position. — Miamisburgh Mound. — Grave Creek Mound. — Ages and contents of burial mounds. — Rectangular, circular and oct...

Palenque. — The Forest. — The Palace or Monastery. — Night at Palenque. — Brilliancy of the light of the fireflies. — Pyramidal Mounds and Temples. — Tablet of the Cross. — Hier...

Uxmal. — Extent of ground occupied by the Ruins. — Teocallis. — Burial places at the foot of the Pyramid of the Dwarf. — Evening Service at the chapel of the hacienda. — Casa de...

An Indian steam bath. — Tumbalá. — Sierras and Forests. — San Pedro. — Desertion of guide. — Alguazils. — Construction of Indian huts. — Habits of Indians. — Cargadores. — Cross...

Ancient Fortified Inclosures at Circleville. — Discoveries in a Burial Mound. — Alligator Totem near Newark. — Fort Ancient. — Age of Trees growing upon the Ramparts at Fort Hil...

The burning of the Steamer Stonewall. — Indian Mounds and Earthworks at Cahokia. — Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri. — Sacs and Foxes. — Education of Indians. — Nauvoo...

From Damariscotta I went up the valley of the St. Lawrence, and visited the reservation lands of the Algonquins, Hurons, and other tribes that had originally held possession of...

Camping on the plains. — A night amongst the hills in Chiapas. — Lopez. — Indian Sun worship. — Ocosingo. — An ancient idol. — Proposed expedition through the unknown region occ...

Departure from Uxmal. — Indian officials at Abalá. — Indian Ceremonies. — Worship of demons. — Baptismal customs. — Laws of the Emperor Charles V. for the government of the nati...

The Golden City. — Coast of California. — Cape San Lucas. — Manzanillo. — Alligators and Sharks. — Acapulco. — San José de Guatemala. — Escuintla. — City of Guatemala. — Indian...

New York. — Mr. Grinnell. — Search for Sir John Franklin. — Southern States. — The Negroes and their prospects. — Naval Academy at Annapolis. — Military Academy at West Point. —...

Professor Wyman. — Indian Antiquities. — Concord. — Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. — Margaret Fuller. — Note upon a visit to Mr. Longfellow. — Saturday Club. — Dinner at Harvard Unive...

Mounds in the valley of the Usamacinta. — Lacandones. — Catasaja. — Canoe voyage. — Rivers and Lagoons. — Alligators. — Jonuta. — Cortes’s March to Honduras. — Cannibalism. — Th...

which was obtained by having a large room opening upon an inner court. Here I remained for several days suffering from very severe headaches and without feeling that I was, in a...

Conjectures respecting the descendants of the tribes who built the Temples. — Knowledge and education of the Caciques and Priests. — Traditions of the arrival of white strangers...

Uxmal. — Extent of ground occupied by the Ruins. — Teocallis. — Burial places at the foot of the Pyramid of the Dwarf. — Evening Service at the chapel of the hacienda. — Casa de...

North American Indians. — Diversity of Languages. — The Iroquois. — Dialects. — Descent of Iroquois chiefs through the female line. — Pagan Indians. — Belief in a Great Spirit....

Camping on the plains. — A night amongst the hills in Chiapas. — Lopez. — Indian Sun worship. — Ocosingo. — An ancient idol. — Proposed expedition through the unknown region occ...

Mounds and Earthworks in North and Central America. — Migrations of the Toltecs and Aztecs. — The Quichés. — Aboriginal races. — Palenque. — Hieroglyphs. — Temples. — Desertion...

Departure from Uxmal. — Indian officials at Abalá. — Indian Ceremonies. — Worship of demons. — Baptismal customs. — Laws of the Emperor Charles V. for the government of the nati...

The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. — Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. — Indi...

Prairies in Minnesota and Iowa. — Boulders. — Glacial Drift. — Wild Rice. — Snow Storm. — Nebraska. — The Pawnees. — Human Sacrifices. — Note on Indian Customs in War and Cannib...

PAGE. New York. — Mr. Grinnell. — Search for Sir John Franklin. — Southern States. — The Negroes and their prospects. — Naval Academy at Annapolis. — Military Academy at West Po...

Palenque. — The Forest. — The Palace or Monastery. — Night at Palenque. — Brilliancy of the light of the fireflies. — Pyramidal Mounds and Temples. — Tablet of the Cross. — Hier...

ANCIENT INDIAN MOUNDS AND EARTHWORKS IN OHIO. — Earthworks of the Mound Builders and their geographical position. — Miamisburgh Mound. — Grave Creek Mound. — Ages and contents o...

The Golden City. — Coast of California — Cape San Lucas. — Manzanillo. — Alligators and Sharks. — Acapulco. — San José de Guatemala. — Escuintla. — City of Guatemala. — Indian p...

Barrancas. — Santa Cruz del Quiché. — Padre Andres Guicola. — Ruins of Utatlan. — Report of Don Garcia de Palacio upon human sacrifices to the gods in Central America, Statement...

Mounds in the valley of the Usamacinta. — Lacandones. — Catasaja. — Canoe voyage. — Rivers and Lagoons. — Alligators. — Jonuta. — Cortes’s March to Honduras. — Cannibalism. — Th...

The burning of the Steamer Stonewall. — Indian Mounds and Earthworks at Cahokia. — Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri. — Sacs and Foxes. — Education of Indians. — Nauvoo...

An Indian steam bath. — Tumbalá. — Sierras and Forests. — San Pedro. — Desertion of guide. — Alguazils. — Construction of Indian huts. — Habits of Indians. — Cargadores. — Cross...

Professor Wyman. — Indian Antiquities. — Concord. — Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. — Margaret Fuller. — Note upon a visit to Mr. Longfellow. — Saturday Club. — Dinner at Harvard Unive...

MOUNDS AND EARTHWORKS IN OHIO. — Ancient Fortified Inclosures at Circleville. — Discoveries in a Burial Mound. — Alligator Totem near Newark. — Fort Ancient. — Age of Trees grow...

Mixco. — La Antigua Guatemala. — Volcanoes of Fire and Water. — Comolapa. — Ancient Indian Ruins of Patinamit. — Kachiquel Indians. — A Dominican Priest. — Barrancas. — Las Godi...