| Description |
63 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), facsimile ; 29 cm + 13 inserts in folders |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: 2008. |
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Contains ephemera. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning: the Ice Age migration to the western hemisphere -- The aboriginal imprint -- Eastern and Woodland Native American tribes -- Conquistadors and the tribes of the Southwest -- The effects of English and French colonization -- First contact on the Northwest coast -- Spanish colonizations of New Mexico -- Cherokee and other tribes and settlement of the Southeast -- Seminoles and the discovery of Florida -- The French and Indian War -- The California mission system -- Russian influence in the Northwest -- The new nation and the original inhabitants -- Native Americans encountered by Lewis and Clark -- Indian bureaus and the first reservations -- Gold and settlers challenge California tribes -- Native Americans and the Civil War -- Farmers, ranchers, and Native Americans -- Last of the great warriors: Dakota and other plains tribes -- Last of the great warriors: Apache and Comanche tribes -- Alaskan and Arctic tribes meet the age of industrialization -- Allotment and reform: Native Americans enter the twentieth century -- The New Deal, reorganization, and termination -- Fighting on the other side: Native American soldiers -- Urban migration of Native Americans -- Outstanding Native Americans -- Native American art and literature -- Moving forward, without forgetting the past. |
| Summary |
A visual guide to Native American history examines the experiences of tribes from coast to coast and their influence on the development of North America, in a volume that features removable facsimiles of rare historical documents throughout the text. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- History.
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Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781435144279 (hbk.) |
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1435144279 (hbk.) |
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