The Uncivilized Races Of Men In All Countries Of The World; Being A Comprehensive Account Of Their Manners And Customs, And Of Their Physical, Social, Mental, Moral And Religious Characteristics. [American Edition, Revised And Expanded From The English Edition]

Hartford, Cn: J. B. Burr, 1880. Early Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 443 Illustrations. Two Volumes, 768, 769-1598 Pp. Brown Cloth Spine Gilt, Covers Embossed. 1880 Date On Title Pages. The Text Follows The English Edition, But About 4 Pp Deleted, Errors Corrected, A Greatly Expanded Discussion Of The American Indians (Some Not Yet Exterminated By The Civilized Races), With Added Accounts Of The Malamutes, Ingeletes, And Co-Yukons Of Alaska, Adding A Chapter On The Tungusi, Jakuts, Ostiaks, And Samoides Of Siberia And Also Adding An Index Ten Times Larger Than The Original English Index.Weaefrayiong At Corners. No Marks. In The Preface The Editor Indicates The Circumstance Of "Civilized" As Being Well Clothed, Well Fed, Well Governed, And Retaining But Few Of Savage Customs, Rather Than Without Clothes, Government, Manners Or Morality And Sunk In All The Miseries Of Savage Life. Within Half A Century This Would Put Nazi Germany And Soviet Russia And Almost Countless Autocracies In The "Civilized" Camp As Opposed To Those Who Make Do With Less And Don't Support Massive Autocratic Bureaucracies And Military. Good/Bad, The Distinction Is Clear. You Can Judge The Degree Of Civilization By Personal Expenditures And The Willingness To Give Unconditional Loyalty And Celebrity To Strangers With No Apparent Knowledge, Skill Or Ability At Anything Useful.