Chapter Content and Illustration List
It must be stated that all costume illustrations represent a generalized style of dress, especially those of European and Euro/Americans. However, as in the twentieth century, there were many styles of dress.
"Cm" stands for Costume Plate which are illustrations of dress drawn by the author. "Fn" stands for a Fashion Plate which is taken from 19th century fashion magazines.
Discussions of the various Indian Origination theories both from European and Indian sources; insight into Indian spiritual beliefs and rites of passage
Discussions of the social organizations and customs of the Southeast Indians that identified them regionally and individually
Discussions of the annual economic cycle of the Southeast Indians - hunting, horticulture, and fishing; of the implements and technology in use; and of their dwellings and material possessions
The Virginia-Carolina and Georgia section of the Southeast with emphasis on the Piedmont area in the early period
James Adair and the Indians of the Southeast
The French in the Lower Mississippi Valley
The Southeast Indians after 1763
The Chickasaw in Indian Territory
T he Seminole Indians in Indian Territory
Biography of major figures
Glossary of different spellings
Dates of explorations and events
Names of places found in the DeSoto Narratives
Biography of John Howard Payne