Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Contents
The native societies of the Americas before contact -- The coming of humans to the Americas and the Agricultural Revolution -- The conquests and initial establishment of colonies in Latin America -- Colonial Spanish America and its impact on the sedentary imperial societies -- Native response to settlememt in the East and Southwest in North America -- The British and the Indians of eastern North America -- Spanish and Portuguese interactions with tribal peoples -- Enduring connections between the New World and the Old.
