Edited by eminent anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this pioneering work was originally published in two volumes between 1911 and 1922. Volume 2 contains descriptive studies of the Takelma, Coos, Siuslaw and Chukchi languages. Overall, the project ranks as a landmark in entrenching scientific principles for modern ethnographic study.
Published 1911-22, this pioneering work entrenched scientific principles for the study of North America's indigenous peoples and languages.
