The skyland of the Philippines - Wilson, Laurence Lee 1885- (Baguio Baguio Printing & Publishing Co., Inc., 1953)
Introduction / Sinai C. Hamada -- The birth of a book / Laurence L. Wilson -- The gateway to the skyland -- Map of northwestern Luzon Island showing the Mountain Province -- The Mountain Province skyland -- Beginning with Baguio -- A historical miniature -- Baguio charms-places to see -- Some Baguio place names -- Of historical and tourist interest -- Camp John Hay -- The Philippine Military Academy -- Haight's place -- The Hot springs at Tuel -- Klondyke's -- Mt. Pulog -- Wanderings in the skyland -- The Mountain Trail -- The skyline through wonderland -- Beyond the Mountain Trails end -- The wonders of the hinterland -- The geological history -- A Matter of millions -- The recorded history of the Mountain Province -- The Spanish period -- The Revolutionary period -- The Modern period -- The Japanese occupation and now -- Education -- The Mountain National Agricultural School -- Religion -- Fifty years of material and social advancement -- Builders of the Mountain Province -- Material culture -- Farming -- Mining -- The early prospectors -- Development of the mines -- The ghost town of Kapol -- Lumbering -- The hydro-electric project at Ambuklao -- Animals and plants that are different -- The people of the skyland -- General description -- The Apayaos -- The Aetas -- Early literacy -- A typical day in an Ifugao village -- Life cycle of a Lepanto Igorot -- A mambunung and her teaching -- The Cañao -- The religion of the Ifugaos -- Nabaloi rice customs -- Nabaloi marriage customs -- Hunting and fishing -- The Bontoc ato system (with chart by Pablo Lunar) -- Family life in Bontoc -- The Bontoc mamaka -- The Bontoc peace pact -- The Native chief -- Nabaloi music (from C.R. Moss) -- Native games -- Native wood carving -- Making rice wine (tapey) -- An ancient fire ceremony -- The origin of a healing Cañao -- Folklore -- The beginning of man -- Why men are those who propose -- The Bontoc legend of Lumawig -- The hunter and the stars -- The origin of the pine tree -- The origin of the Bridal Veil falls -- Anno, the mighty hunter -- Why Makaltong is very stony -- Why the scalp cannot be removed -- The crow and the lizard -- The origin of the snails -- The first rice birds -- The origin of the monkey -- How the rice terraces were started -- The end of a rat -- The origin of the cat and the hawk -- Suyoc gold -- Mining lore -- The story of Beesang -- Igorot snake lore -- The allad of Galupi (sung by Ngangan of Bauko) -- Some popular songs (contributed) -- Appendix -- Mayors and Councilmen of Baguio -- Census statistics -- Mineral production -- Pronunciation of native words.
Articles in the book have appeared in the Baguio Midland Courier, Philippines Free Press, Manila Daily Bulletin and University of Manila Journal of East Asiatic Studies.
Keywords: Ethnology -- Philippines -- Cordillera Region; Folklore -- Philippines -- Cordillera Region; Cordillera Region -- History; Cordillera Region -- Social life and customs; Baguio City -- History