Begun after a winter visit for his health in 1856–57, this early work by the future anthropologist surveys everything written about Florida from Ponce de León’s voyages through the French colonies, the Spanish and English periods and American rule. Brinton then describes the Native tribes of the peninsula, their religion and customs, and the shell mounds and other antiquities they left.
A pioneering guide to the sources of Florida history and ethnology, of lasting use to researchers. Download the free EPUB.