Author: Anton Treuer Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 142620664X Category : Indians of North America Languages : en Pages : 388
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Categorized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference examines the history, beliefs, traditions, languages, and lifestyles of indigenous peoples of North America.
Author: Carolyn E. Wolf Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 522
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The Willard E. Yager Library-Museum at Hartwick College has remained committed to maintaining a collection of resources relating to Native Americans since Scarecrow first published Indians of North and South America in 1977. This updated bibliography includes items added to the collection after the first supplement was compiled in 1987 and before November 1, 1995. All materials circulate and are available for interlibrary loans except rare books.
Author: Samuel G. Goodrich Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 228
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This historical work presents an incredible and precise account of the history of settlement in America, giving an excellent overview of the Indian people of north and south America. When America was discovered, it was occupied by a race of men unlike any tribe already known. They were known as Indians from the West Indies, where they were first witnessed, and which Columbus, according to the popular opinion of that age, assumed to be a part of the East Indies. This history stands out from others on the same subject, as American author, Samuel G. Goodrich, has presented it very accurately, focusing on making the general reader acquainted with the relevant facts about the subject without being too wordy or making the text incomprehensible. This work is a part of his series, beginning in 1827 under the name of Peter Parley, that dealt with topics related to geography, biography, history, science, and various other tales.
Author: Samuel G. Goodrich Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781330298688 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 324
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Excerpt from History of the Indians of North and South America When America was first discovered, it was found to be inhabited by a race of men different from any already known. They were called Indians, from the West Indies, where they were first seen, and which Columbus, according to the common opinion of that age, sup posed to be a part of the East Indies. On exploring the coasts and the interior of the vast continent, the same singular people, in different varieties, were every where discovered. Their general conformation and features, character, habits, and customs were too evidently alike not to render it proper to class them under the same common name; and yet there were sufficient diversities, in these respects, to allow of grouping them in minor divisions, as families or tribes. These frequently took their names from the parts of the country where they lived. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Bruce G. Trigger Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521344401 Category : Eskimos Languages : en Pages : 336
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Publisher description: The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica (Part One), gives a comprehensive and authoritative overview of all the important native civilizations of the Mesoamerican area, beginning with archaeological discussions of paleoindian, archaic and preclassic societies and continuing to the present. Fully illustrated and engagingly written, the book is divided into sections that discuss the native cultures of Mesoamerica before and after their first contact with the Europeans. The various chapters balance theoretical points of view as they trace the cultural history and evolutionary development of such groups as the Olmec, the Maya, the Aztec, the Zapotec, and the Tarascan. The chapters covering the prehistory of Mesoamerica offer explanations for the rise and fall of the Classic Maya, the Olmec, and the Aztec, giving multiple interpretations of debated topics, such as the nature of Olmec culture. Through specific discussions of the native peoples of the different regions of Mexico, the chapters on the period since the arrival of the Europeans address the themes of contact, exchange, transfer, survivals, continuities, resistance, and the emergence of modern nationalism and the nation-state.
Author: Anton Treuer
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Author: Carolyn E. Wolf
Author: S.G. Goodrich
Author: Samuel G. Goodrich
Author: Samuel G. Goodrich
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Author: Bruce G. Trigger
Author: Charles De Wolf Brownell
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich