A treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America. The author wrote this volume more for the thoughtful 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. Contents: general consideration of the red race; idea of god; sacred number, its origin and applications; symbols of the bird and the serpent; myths of water, fire and the thunderstorm; supreme gods of the red race; myths of the creation, the deluge, the epochs of nature and the last day; origin of man; soul and its destiny; native priesthood; influence of the native religions on the moral and social life of the race.