History of Alabama : and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period

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Vol. 1 : Expedition of De Soto through Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, A.D. 1539, 1540 and 1541

Part I: Aborigines of Alabama and the surrounding states, A.D. 1540, 1564; Part II: The modern Indians of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, beginning with the Creeks or Muscogees; Part III: The Mobilians, Chatots, Thomez and Tensaws; Part IV: The Choctaws and Chickasaws; Part V: The Cherokees

Ancient mounds and fortifications in Alabama

The French in Alabama and Mississippi

Alabama and Mississippi granted by the King of France to the rich Parisian merchant, Crozat

Alabama and Mississippi surrendered by Crozat to the King of France, who grants them to the French India or Mississippi Company

Terrible massacre of the French at Natchez

The colonization of Georgia by the English

French Jesuit priests or missionaries of Alabama and Mississippi

The French battles upon the Tombigby

Bienville leaves the colony; his character

Horrible death of Beaudrot and the Swiss soldiers

Bossu's visit to the French forts upon the Alabama and Tombigby Rivers

Vol. 2 : The occupation of Alabama and Mississippi by the English

Hardships of the early emigrants

Journey of Bartram through Alabama

An account of the McGillivray Family; the Revolutionary War

Extreme perils and sufferings of the Natchez refugees

The Spaniards in Alabama and Mississippi

Bloody scenes in Alabama and Georgia

The deep intrigues of McGillivray

The first Yazoo sale; Bowles, the freebooter

Singular inhabitants of Alabama

Death of McGillivray; bloody scenes

The French Minister, Genet; his designs upon the South-West

The second Yazoo sale

The Americans in Alabama and Mississippi

Governor Troup, or the McIntosh Family; incidents in the Mississippi territory

The arrest of Aaron Burr, in Alabama

St. Stephens; Huntsville; Indian commerce; Kemper expeditions

Tecumseh; Civil War among the Creeks

Battle of Burnt Corn; arrival of General Claiborne's army

Terrible massacre at Fort Mims

Daring of Heaton; bloody scenes; Gaines and the Choctaws

Battles of Tallasehatche, Talladega and Auttose

Remarkable canoe fight; Battle of Holy Ground; march to Cahawba Old Towns

Battles of Emuckfau, Enitachopco and Calebee

Battle of the Horse-Shoe; Weatherford surrenders himself at Fort Jackson

Treaty of Fort Jackson; attack upon Mobile Point; march upon Pensacola

The British take Mobile Point; peace declared; the Alabama territory

Modern French colony in Alabama, or the Vine and Olive Company

Last territorial legislature; state convention

The first legislature of the state of Alabama; Governor Bibb