| Page | |
| Frontispiece | |
| Sosee’s Mother Encounters the Snake | 10 |
| Shamboo’s Ride | 20 |
| The Robbers of the Ammi | 31 |
| “See Beloved How the Mighty Fall at the Word of Simlee and the Stroke of Shoozoo” | 36 |
| “I Have Brought One of the Ammi Instead” | 51 |
| Koree and Sosee Encounter a Monster | 58 |
| The Rescue of Orlee | 69 |
| The Battle in the Swamp | 80 |
| The Catastrophe | 97 |
| The Fight with the Fire-monster | 102 |
| The Greedy Oko | 120 |
| Pounder’s Mishap | 129 |
| The Battle Begins | 139 |
| Koree’s Challenge | 149 |
| The Retreat of the Lali | 161 |
| Sosee Warns the Ammi | 172 |
| The Wood-Eating Animal in the Camp of the Ammi | 191 |
| The Ammi Breaking Through the Ice | 198 |
| Sosee’s Strategy | 212 |
| Return of the Ammi to Cocoanut Hill | 225 |
From Monkey to Man, or, Society in the Tertiary Age / A Story of the Missing Link, Showing the First Steps in Industry, Commerce, Government, Religion and the Arts; With an Account of the Great Expedition From Cocoanut Hill and the Wars in Alligator Swamp
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About This Book
Near the end of the Tertiary Age, the narrative follows an emergent human tribe called the Ammi as they separate from apes and forge early social institutions. Through episodic adventures—kidnapping and rescues, expeditions from Cocoanut Hill, and battles in Alligator Swamp—the story dramatizes the crude origins of tools, fire, clothing, weapons, building, government, religion, commerce and the arts. Characters such as Sosee, Koree and elders like Gimbo negotiate conflicts with neighboring apes and the natural world, while scenes depict survival, technological improvisation, social organization, and moral reflection, blending scientific speculation about prehistoric life with humor and illustrative set pieces.