Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index

Ch. I. Introduction. The Natural Setting. The Tainos. Neighboring Ethnic Groups. Conclusions -- Ch. II. The Ancestries of the Tainos. Cultural Ancestry. Linguistic Ancestry. Biological Ancestry. Conclusions -- Ch. III. The Peopling of the West Indies. The Casimiroid Peoples, 4000-400 B.C. The Ortoiroid Peoples, 2000-400 B.C. The Ortoiroid-Casimiroid Frontier, 1000-400 B.C. Conclusions -- Ch. IV. The First Repeopling. The Saladoid Peoples, 2000 B.C.-600 A.D. The Saladoid-Casimiroid Frontier, 200 B.C.-600 A.D. The Western Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500. Conclusions -- Ch. V. The Emergence of the Tainos. The Central Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500. The Eastern Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1640. Beyond the Eastern Frontier, 600-1640. Conclusions -- Ch. VI. The Second Repeopling. The Voyages of Columbus, 1492-1504. Conquest, 1494-1797. Survival and Revival, 1524 On. Conclusions -- Epilogue: The Tainos' Role in the Columbian Exchange. Biological Traits. Cultural Traits. Linguistic Traits. Conclusions

Reconstructs the development of the Tainos before Columbus and how they declined after his arrival

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