Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Part One: BACKGROUND
1. The Region and Its Resources
2. The First Europeans
Part Two: THE PEOPLE
3. The Tribes and Their Distribution
4. Personal Characteristics
5. Health and Illness
6. Religion and Philosophy
Part Three: THE HOUSEHOLD
7. A Place to Live
8. Household and Personal Equipment
The Cooking Pot
Maize
Beans, Squashes, and Pumpkins
Roots and Nuts
Fruits
Sugar and Salt
Game, Fish, and Seafood
A Diet for Superb Health
10. The Roles of the Sexes
11. The Day's Round
12. Beyond the Round
Part Four: THE BOUNTIFUL EARTH
13. The Soil
14. The Provision of Nature
Farming Tools
The Fields
Corn, Beans, Squashes, and Watermelons
Roots
Tobacco
17. The Seasons Round
Storing the Yield
Fall Hunting
Part Five: INTERRELATIONS
18. Trade and Conflict
19. Travel and Communication
Afterword: A Promising Society
Appendix: Uses of Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants
Notes
Bibliography
Index