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Daniel G. Brinton was a 19th century American archaeologist and ethnologist who wrote a number of works about the mythology and folklore of various native groups in North America, as well as early American stories.

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I have written this work more for the thoughtful general reader than the antiquary. It is a study of an obscure portion of the intellectual history of our species as exemplified in one of its varieties.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Myths of the New World is a book written by the American anthropologist, Daniel G. Brinton, which explores the myths and legends of the indigenous people of North and South America. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of these... Read Full Overview

What are man's earliest ideas of a soul and a God, and of his own origin and destiny? Why do we find certain myths, such as of a creation, a flood, an after-world; certain symbols, as the bird, the serpent, the cross; certain numbers, as the three, the four, the seven--intimately... Read Full Overview

"The Myths of the New World" from Daniel Garrison Brinton. American archaeologist and ethnologist (1837 - 1899).