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Author: Jack D. Forbes
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126999
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Seventeen short stories on life as an Indian in today's America. In An Incident in a Tour Among the Natives, an Indian writer is coveted by a white woman seeking a sexual experience with a savage, while in A City Indian Goes to School, an Indian teenager succeeds in overcoming alcoholism.

Author: George Morton-Jack
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1408707721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594

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'Essential to a proper understanding of the war and of our world of today' Michael Morpurgo 1.5 million Indians fought with the British in the First World War - from Flanders to the African bush and the deserts of the Islamic world, they saved the Allies from defeat in 1914 and were vital to global victory in 1918. Using previously unpublished veteran interviews, this is their story, told as never before.

Author: Tillie S. Pine
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Describes simple inventions used by the American Indians to make their life comfortable; tells how these same processes are applied to develop more sophisticated inventions today; and includes simple experiments to duplicate early Indian technology.

Author: Jack Weatherford
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 030771716X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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An utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world, with a new introduction by the author “As entertaining as it is thoughtful . . . Few contemporary writers have Weatherford’s talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate.”—The Washington Post After 500 years, the world’s huge debt to the wisdom of the Native Americans has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Native Americans to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.

Author: George Bird Grinnell
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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In 'Jack Among the Indians; Or, A Boy's Summer on the Buffalo Plains' by George Bird Grinnell, readers are transported to the American frontier where a young boy, Jack, experiences the lifestyle and culture of Native American tribes. Grinnell's book provides a detailed and vivid portrayal of the Buffalo Plains, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the wilderness through Jack's eyes. The adventure-driven narrative style and descriptive passages enhance the readers' understanding of the Native American way of life during the time period. Grinnell's work fits into the genre of American frontier literature, showcasing the fascination with the untamed wilderness and the clash of cultures during the Westward expansion. The book serves as a valuable historical and cultural document, shedding light on the interactions between settlers and Native Americans. Fans of historical fiction and Native American studies will find 'Jack Among the Indians' a captivating and informative read, offering a unique perspective on the American frontier.

Author: Jack D. Forbes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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This book was written as an introduction to the evoltuion of Natie American peoples in California and Nevada with emphasis on the historical and cultural experiences which have contributed to present day conditions of native communities. It also provides an introduction to the basic concept of Indian studies curricula.

Author: Jack D. Forbes
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1583229825
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259

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Celebrated American Indian thinker Jack D. Forbes’s Columbus and Other Cannibals was one of the founding texts of the anticivilization movement when it was first published in 1978. His history of terrorism, genocide, and ecocide told from a Native American point of view has inspired America’s most influential activists for decades. Frighteningly, his radical critique of the modern "civilized" lifestyle is more relevant now than ever before. Identifying the Western compulsion to consume the earth as a sickness, Forbes writes: "Brutality knows no boundaries. Greed knows no limits. Perversion knows no borders. . . . These characteristics all push towards an extreme, always moving forward once the initial infection sets in. . . . This is the disease of the consuming of other creatures’ lives and possessions. I call it cannibalism." This updated edition includes a new chapter by the author.

Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060537108
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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An illustrated collection of poems for children about family, food, and other Thanksgiving things.

Author: Richard B. Webb
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
ISBN: 0741420600
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 1

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"An adventurous Depression-era couple answered a recruiting ad for teachers in Alaska. Dick and Milly Webbs' lifelong Alaska exploration is chronicled in their letters and photos depicting Indian and Eskimo villages, gold miners, bush pilots, and life in 1937-1960s-era Alaska. Having a baby meant a 90-mile dogsled trip. Managing reindeer herds, hunting walrus and whales, and doctoring Natives were only part-time duties! Ready for "civilization," they managed a budding aviation business in Nome. Later, in Fairbanks, they became entrepreneurs and toured the world promoting Alaska. Shortly before he died, Dick reread his letters and revealed secrets he had omitted when writing them."--Amazon.com

Author: Jack Weatherford
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 030775541X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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“Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indians—who were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”—St. Paul Pioneer-Express “Well written, imagery-ridden . . . A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that ‘grafted’ itself onto this ‘ancient stem’”—Minneapolis Star Tribune In Indian Givers, anthropologist Jack Weatherford revealed how the cultural, social, and political practices of the American Indians transformed the world. In Native Roots, Weatherford focuses on the vital role Indian civilizations have played in the making of the United States. Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But, as Weatherford so brilliantly shows, Europeans in fact grafted their civilizations onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Beneath the glass-and-steel skyscrapers of contemporary Manhattan lies an Indian fur-trading post. Behind the tactics of modern guerrilla warfare are the lightning-fast maneuvers of the Plains Indians. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, and the very blood that flows in our veins—all derive from American Indians in ways that we consistently fail to see. In Weatherford’s words, “Without understanding Native Americans, we will never know who we are today in America.”