The Native Americans : an illustrated history / introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; text by David Hurst Thomas, Jay Miller, Richard White, Peter Nabokov, Philip J. Deloria ; edited by Betty Ballantine, Ian Ballantine

Contributor(s): Josephy, Alvin M, 1915-2005 | Thomas, David Hurst | Miller, Jay, 1947- | White, Richard, 1947- | Nabokov, Peter | Deloria, Philip Joseph | Ballantine, Betty | Ballantine, IanMaterial type: TextTextEdition: [First edition]Description: 479 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cmISBN: 1878685422; 9781878685421; 9781570363948; 1570363943Subject(s): Indians of North America -- HistoryGenre/Form: History. Additional physical formats: Online version:: Native Americans.DDC classification: 970.004/97 LOC classification: E77 | .N352 1993
Contents:
The world as it was / by David Hurst Thomas -- Blending worlds / by Jay Miller -- Expansion and exodus / by Richard White -- Long threads / by Peter Nabokov -- The twentieth century and beyond / by Philip J. Deloria -- Tribes by culture area and language family
Summary: Dispossessed, of their ancestral homelands by successive invasions of Europeans, the first real Americans have long been cloaked in a veil of myth and legend that has hidden from us the true richness and diversity of Indian civilizations and cultures. This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing reality of Indian history, presented here for the first time from the perspective of native Americans, will deepen our understanding of what it really means to be an AmericanSummary: The archaeological history of the native peoples of the Americas goes back more than 30,000 years. By the time Columbus landed in this "New" World, it was a very old world that already had seen entire civilizations rise and fall through the centuries. These linked continents were by then populated by some 75,000,000 people who spoke 2,000 distinct languages and had developed a rich diversity of separate cultures, all joined in trade by a venerable network that covered the entire northern continent. Here, in a fresh look at the Americas, is a view of this "new" world's magnificent sweep of history through the eyes of its original inhabitants. It is an inspiring story of their amazing adaptability to a challenging land, especially in the past five hundred years when native Americans were forced to cope with the introduction into their environment of the most rapacious predator they had ever faced: white European invadersSummary: Spanning a thousand generations, from the time Ice Age man first set foot on this continent to the present, and beautifully written by five well-known authorities on Indian history and culture, this volume is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps, and, the work of both historic and contemporary artists
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-469) and index

The world as it was / by David Hurst Thomas -- Blending worlds / by Jay Miller -- Expansion and exodus / by Richard White -- Long threads / by Peter Nabokov -- The twentieth century and beyond / by Philip J. Deloria -- Tribes by culture area and language family

Dispossessed, of their ancestral homelands by successive invasions of Europeans, the first real Americans have long been cloaked in a veil of myth and legend that has hidden from us the true richness and diversity of Indian civilizations and cultures. This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing reality of Indian history, presented here for the first time from the perspective of native Americans, will deepen our understanding of what it really means to be an American

The archaeological history of the native peoples of the Americas goes back more than 30,000 years. By the time Columbus landed in this "New" World, it was a very old world that already had seen entire civilizations rise and fall through the centuries. These linked continents were by then populated by some 75,000,000 people who spoke 2,000 distinct languages and had developed a rich diversity of separate cultures, all joined in trade by a venerable network that covered the entire northern continent. Here, in a fresh look at the Americas, is a view of this "new" world's magnificent sweep of history through the eyes of its original inhabitants. It is an inspiring story of their amazing adaptability to a challenging land, especially in the past five hundred years when native Americans were forced to cope with the introduction into their environment of the most rapacious predator they had ever faced: white European invaders

Spanning a thousand generations, from the time Ice Age man first set foot on this continent to the present, and beautifully written by five well-known authorities on Indian history and culture, this volume is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps, and, the work of both historic and contemporary artists

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