Project Gutenberg 2023-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 345 Greenwood, James 1832 1929 Stirring scenes in savage lands : $b An account of the manners, customs, habits and recreations, peaceful and warlike, of the uncivilised world $aLondon :$bWard, Locke & Co, $c1865. Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Stirring Scenes in Savage Lands" by James Greenwood is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the customs, manners, and habits of various uncivilized societies around the world, highlighting both peaceful and warlike aspects of their cultures. It aims to broaden the reader's understanding of human nature and the diversity of human experience through vivid storytelling. The opening of the book sets the stage by describing the complex relationship between savages and their leaders, exploring the expectations and realities of kingship among various tribes. It delves into the lives of individuals like the King of Dahomey, characterized as someone whose rule is marked by brutality and human sacrifice, showcasing the grotesque display of wealth and power associated with his reign. The narrative discusses the expectations that come with leadership in these savage lands and the often horrifying customs that surround these ancient ways of life, establishing an intriguing tone for the accounts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/stirringscenesin00greeuoft/mode/2up 20210714040251greenwood 1865 GB Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Anthropology GN Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1218841 2025-07-28T09:57:04.387801 text/html 1213951 2023-08-28T14:03:57 text/html 6103384 2025-07-28T09:57:19.828735 application/epub+zip 6113655 2025-07-28T09:57:07.862890 application/epub+zip 712517 2025-07-28T09:57:05.836793 application/epub+zip 7373707 2025-07-28T09:57:28.468685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7328746 2025-07-28T09:57:18.208769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1138638 2025-07-28T09:57:03.060822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1138699 2023-08-28T14:03:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16765 2025-07-28T09:57:28.652700 application/rdf+xml 32446 2025-07-28T09:57:06.136810 image/jpeg 4439 2025-07-28T09:57:05.984811 image/jpeg 5633822 2023-08-28T14:03:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 5660063 2025-07-28T09:57:04.714820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia