Edited by eminent anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this pioneering work was originally published in two volumes between 1911 and 1922. Volume 1 has been split into two parts for this reissue. Part 1 contains studies of the Athapascan (Hupa), Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and Kwak'wala languages.
Published 1911-22, this pioneering work entrenched scientific principles for the study of North America's indigenous peoples and languages.
