William Henry Johnson (1845-1907) was the author of French Pathfinders in North America (1905). "In an earlier volume, "Pioneer Spaniards in North America, " the probable origin of the native races of America has been discussed. Let us restate briefly the general conclusions there set forth. It is the universal opinion of scientific men that the people whom we call Indians did not originate in the Western World, but, in the far distant past, came upon this continent from another-from Europe, som
...e say; from Asia, say others. In support of the latter opinion it is pointed out that Asia and America once were connected by a broad belt of land, now sunk beneath the shallow Bering Sea. " --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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