The American Race by Daniel G. Brinton
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"The American Race" by Daniel G. Brinton is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work aims to systematically classify and describe the native tribes of North and South America, focusing heavily on their languages and cultures. This ambitious study emphasizes the importance of linguistic classification in understanding the relationships among various tribes and provides insights into their histories and characteristics. The opening of the book sets the stage
for Brinton's exploration of the American race, outlining the linguistic classification methods and the major themes that will be addressed. Brinton discusses the variety of theories surrounding the origins of American inhabitants and critiques previous scholars' contributions. He stresses the significance of linguistics as a foundational indicator of cultural and ethnic identity among Native American tribes, while he also notes challenges in accurately defining locations and classifications due to historical migrations and spelling variations of tribal names. This introduction establishes a framework for further ethnographic and linguistic analysis that follows in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 04012237 |
| Title |
The American Race A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E011: History: America: America |
| Subject | Indians |
| Subject | Indians -- Languages |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55096 |
| Release Date | Jul 12, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1233 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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