196 The Life and Writings of 



The name of the author does not appear on the title- 

 page nor elsewhere in the volume, but he has in another 

 place confessed authorship ; its origin, however, is other 

 wise unmistakable. 



1 86. The American | Nations; | or, | Outlines of A National History; 



j of the Ancient and Modern Nations | of North and South 



America. | * * * | First number or volume Generalities and 



Annals. Philadelphia, | 1836. (i2tno, pp. 260.) 



Second number or Volume &quot;Origin and Researches.&quot; (pp. 292.) 



Bach volume has a second title-page as follows: 



The American Nations; | or | Outlines of their | General His 

 tory, | Ancient and Modern : | Including the whole history of 

 the earth | and mankind in the Western Hemisphere; | the 

 Philosophy of American History; | the Annals, traditions, 

 Civilization, | Languages &c of all the Ameri | can Nations, 

 Tribes, Empires | and States. | With Maps, Plates, Views, and 

 Plans of Monuments, | Tables, Notes, and Illustrations. | * * * 

 | First [Second] Volume | * * * | Philadelphia; | C. S. Rafin- 

 esque, no North Tenth St. | * * * | - - | 1836. 



Of this work, planned to comprise twelve volumes, 

 but two volumes were printed. No maps, plates, or 

 illustrations appear. The work was dedicated to &quot;the 

 Society of Geography of Paris.&quot; It is a curious assem 

 blage of facts and quotations, many of which have no 

 bearing on the general subject of the work. Very odd 

 anthropologic relations are assumed without basis of 

 real fact. 



