American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West: Being an Exhibition of the Evidence that an Ancient Population of Partially Civilized Nations Differing Entirely from Those of the Present Indians Peopled America Many Centuries Before Its Discovery by Columbus, and Inquiries Into Their Origin, with a Copious Description of Many of Their Stupendous Works Now in Ruins, with Conjectures Concerning what May Have Become of Them. Comp. from Travels, Authentic Sources, and the Researches of Antiquarian Societies |
Contents
16 | |
34 | |
58 | |
82 | |
90 | |
110 | |
120 | |
129 | |
246 | |
263 | |
275 | |
283 | |
290 | |
298 | |
308 | |
315 | |
143 | |
156 | |
164 | |
172 | |
195 | |
215 | |
229 | |
322 | |
335 | |
356 | |
364 | |
371 | |
377 | |
385 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam Clarke Africa ages ancient nations animals antediluvians antiquity appears Ararat Asia Atalantis Atlantic Bhering's strait bones called character Chinese Christ Christian Circleville circumference coast complexion continent copper creek deluge derived descendants discovered discovery distance Drogeo earth east Egypt Egyptian eight Esdras Estotiland Europe evidence existed father feet high fire flood globe Greeks Greenland ground Hebrew Hindoos human Humboldt hundred Iceland immense inches Indians inhabitants islands Japheth Jews knowledge known Lake Erie Lake Ontario lakes land language latitude manner Mexicans Mexico miles Mississippi mounds mountains nearly Noah northern Norway ocean Ohio once opinion origin Paint creek Persian Phoenicians priest race Rafinesque region resembling ridge river rock rods Romans ruins says Scythians Shem side situated sons of Noah South America stone supposed Tartars temple tion town tradition trees tribes tumuli vast vessel wall waters western whole worship