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"Prehistoric World: or Vanished Races" by E. A. Allen Processed by
D.R. Thompson [email protected]

THE PREHISTORIC WORLD: or VANISHED RACES.
By E. A. ALLEN, Author of "The Golden Gems of Life."
Each of the following well-known Scholars reviewed one or more
Chapters
, and made valuable suggestions:
C. C. ABBOTT, M.D., Author of "Primitive Industry."
Prof. F. W. PUTNAM, Curator of Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University.
A. F. BANDELIER, Explorer for Archaeological Institute of America,
author of "Archaeological Tour in Mexico."
Prof. CHARLES RAU, Curator of Archaeological Department of
Smithsonian Institution.
ALEXANDER WINCHELL, LL.D., Professor of Geology and
Paleontology, University of Michigan.
CYRUS THOMAS, PH.D., Of the Bureau of Ethnology.
G. F. WRIGHT, Of the United States Geological Survey, Professor in
Theological Seminary, Oberlin, Ohio.

NASHVILLE: CENTRAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1885.
Copyright by FERGUSON, ALLEN, AND RADER, 1885.

END OF TITLE***********************

The Prehistoric World: or, Vanished Races by E. A. Allen
Processed by D.R. Thompson [email protected]

PREFACE
In this volume the author has sought to lay before the reader a
description of life and times lying beyond the light of history. This is
indeed an extensive subject, and calls for some explanation, both as to
the general design of the work and what steps have been taken to secure
correct information.
History is a word of varied import. In general, when we talk about
history, we mean those accounts of past events, times, and
circumstances of which we have written records. Not necessarily
meaning alphabetical writing, because hieroglyphic records have
furnished much true history. Hieroglyphic writing, which long
preceded alphabetical writing, is itself a comparatively recent art. In no
country do we find any records carrying us further back than a few
thousand years before the Christian era. We have every reason to
believe that the historical part of man's life on the globe is but an
insignificant part of the whole. This historic period is not the same in
all countries. It varies from a few centuries in our own country to a few
thousands of years