The Native Americans

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An Illustrated History Introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
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 tme 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 modem 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... Tovább

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T/ie Native Americans
An Illustrated History Introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
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 tme 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 modem 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.
Contributing Authors David Hurst Thomas
Curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, Mr. Thomas has researched and written numerous papers for the museum and is the author of several books, both scholarly and popular, including Archaeobgy, a classic text.
Jay Miller
A contributor to America in 1492, Mr. Miller is also author of several monographs on Indian subjects. His most recent work is Shamanic Oci>sse>: The Lushootseed Salish ]oumey to the Land of the Dead.

Richard White
Mr. White is McClelland Professor of History at the University of Washington and is the author of several books, including It's Your Misfortune and None of M;y Own.
Peter Nabokov
Assistant professor of anthropology and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Nabokov is the author of Indian Running and The Making of a Crow Warrior. In addition, he edited Native American Testimony: From Prophecy to the Present.
Philip J. Deloria
Mr. Deloria is currently completing work at Yale University on his doctoral dissertation, Playing Indian: Race, Culture, and American Identity. In addition, he has written and produced a documentary on the spiritual relationship of the Sioux to the Black Hills. Vissza