The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 68
... tribes of Indians , whom the " civilisation " of the whites - fatal gift — has never reached . Before leaving this part of our subject , we must devote a few lines to these interesting people . To the east of Peten are found the remnant ...
... tribes of Indians , whom the " civilisation " of the whites - fatal gift — has never reached . Before leaving this part of our subject , we must devote a few lines to these interesting people . To the east of Peten are found the remnant ...
Page 160
... tribes of Indians also frequent this village for trade and curiosity . The tribe named live on the Tocantins , below the River Araguaya . They are very pale in complexion , and are known as the White Indians , though the Indians in the ...
... tribes of Indians also frequent this village for trade and curiosity . The tribe named live on the Tocantins , below the River Araguaya . They are very pale in complexion , and are known as the White Indians , though the Indians in the ...
Page 203
... tribe . It is , therefore , not surprising to find in even the most recent maps the names . of tribes long ago extinct . The wild Guarani are , in reality , divided into two great sections , closely allied to each other . These are the ...
... tribe . It is , therefore , not surprising to find in even the most recent maps the names . of tribes long ago extinct . The wild Guarani are , in reality , divided into two great sections , closely allied to each other . These are the ...
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