Handbook of the Indians of California (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Handbook of the Indians of California<br><br>As regards the province of speech I feel no such hesitation of competence but here again the subject matter is an essentially dis tinct one besides being of a nature which generally impresses as technical. The relation of language to civilization is undoubtedly closer than that of head form or skin color but it is far from in timate. I have therefore considered speech only in so far as the accumulating knowledge of the languages of California has led to their classification on a genetic or historical basis and thus contributes to the insight of the origin movements and relationship of the several nations.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.