Coos Texts

This collection of texts is an invaluable resource for linguists and anthropologists interested in the Coos people of southwestern Oregon. Frachtenberg spent years studying the Coos language and culture, and his detailed analysis of these texts illuminates not only the language itself, but also the rich cultural heritage of the Coos people.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.