The Golden Bough" describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values.

    Children and adults alike will benefit from our reprint of this 1890 textbook on ethics. Featuring such traits as industry, honesty, gratitude, purity, and duty to God, this work will inspire citizens of all ages to a great elevation of their own character and therefore of the nation s character."

    

    A Famous Mountaineer II. Uncle Dick Talks III. Hunting and Trapping IV. Five Thousand Miles on Horseback V. Buffalo Fanning VI. Among the Utes and Apaches VII. Indian Tribes of the Far West VIII. Indian Customs and Superstitions IX. Perils of the Pioneers X. A Convention of Grizzlies XI. The Taos Massacre XII. A Trip to Old Mexico XIII. A Stage Coach Massacre XIV. A Campaign Against the Navahoes XV. Dull Times on the Frontier XVI. Overland to California XVII. Hobnobbing With Brigham Young XVIII. Old Fashioned Justice XIX. Penned Up by the Utes XX. Colorado’s Oldest Farmer XXI. Ox Teams and Prairie Schooners XXII. Mutinous Teamsters XXIII. Freighting for Uncle Sam XXIV. An Infant City XXV. The Haunted Fort XXVI. Plains Indians on the War Path XXVII. Pathfinder and Builder XXVIII. Stage Coach Stories XXIX. Farewell Visits of the Red Men

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