F.F - Native American 1

The former French colony of Acadiaーpermanently renamed Nova Scotia by the British when they began an ambitious occupation of the territory in 1710ーwitnessed one of the bitterest struggles in the B……続きを見る

One of the first books to examine the earliest indigenous slave trade in the Spanish Caribbean Captives of Conquest is one of the first books to examine the earliest indigenous slave trade in the Sp……続きを見る

George Catlin gained renown for his nineteenth-century paintings of Indians and their lands, sympathetic portraits that counterbalanced those of other Americans eager to conquer and dominate both. I……続きを見る

The Lahu are a hill-dwelling Tibeto-Burman people whose language reflects the influence of Thai and Chinese, yet retains a unique beauty and expressive power of its own. The Dictionary of Lahu is on……続きを見る

One of the first books to examine the earliest indigenous slave trade in the Spanish Caribbean Captives of Conquest is one of the first books to examine the earliest indigenous slave trade in the Sp……続きを見る

William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody (1846-1917) was a famous American 'Indian fighter,' buffalo hunter and entertainer, known best for his 'Wild West' circus-like shows. As a young man Cody served in in ……続きを見る

“A fast and exciting read. . . . This survey of Owsley’s career will appeal to both science and legal buffs.” --Publishers Weekly The story of the Smithsonian’s brilliant forensic anthropologist and……続きを見る

This eBook edition of "Notes on the State of Virginia" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Notes on the State of Virginia" is the only f……続きを見る

"Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations" by William Elliot Griffis Johnson lived much of his life in the fairest portion of the domain of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. As 1st Baronet……続きを見る

In "Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations," William Elliot Griffis presents a compelling exploration of the complex interactions between Sir William Johnson, an influential colonial administrator,……続きを見る

“Dennis shows, lucidly and vividly, how white South Carolinians and Natives struggled with each other through the Revolutionary era . . . a sparkling read.” ーWalter Nugent, author of Habits of Empi……続きを見る

A rich exploration of American artworks that reframes them within current debates on race, gender, the environment, and more Object Lessons in American Art explores a diverse gathering of Euro-Ameri……続きを見る

Winner of the 2023 Robert M. Utley Award Finalist for the 2023 David J. Weber Book Prize Named a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title In The Forgotten Diaspora Travis Jeffres explores how Native M……続きを見る

An excellent resource for students of Native American women's history, Wilma Mankiller provides an overview of contemporary federal Indian policy and explores how Mankiller negotiated the relationsh……続きを見る

A lively synthesis of early American history, now in its third edition. The Brave New World covers the entire span of early American history, from 30,000 years before Europeans landed on North Ameri……続きを見る

The story of the Lakota Sioux's loss of their spiritual homelands and their remarkable legal battle to regain it The Lakota Indians counted among their number some of the most famous Native American……続きを見る

For his brilliant reportage ranging from the forested recesses of the Amazon to the manicured lawns of Westchester County, New York, Alex Shoumatoff has won acclaim as one of our most perceptive gui……続きを見る

Magnificent guide presents 36 sites from Central America and southern Mexico as they appeared more than a thousand years ago: Temple of the Cross, Palenque; Acropolis and Maya sweat bath, Piedras Ne……続きを見る

In 1889, Sitting Bull addressed the formal, Western-style education of his people. "When you find something good in the white man's road, pick it up," he intoned. "When you find something that is ba……続きを見る

"The bloodsucking bat, construction of bows and arrows, the punishment for adultery among the Apaches... all was grist that dropped into the industrious mill of Father Pfefferkorn's eyes, ears, and ……続きを見る

Carved from cliffs and canyons, buried in desert rock and sand are pieces of the ancient past that beckon thousands of visitors every year to the American Southwest. Whether Montezuma Castle or a ch……続きを見る

Though not as well known as the U.S. military campaigns against the Apache, the ethnic warfare conducted against indigenous people of the Colorado River basin was equally devastating. In less than t……続きを見る

The history of the Seminole Indians from 1945 to the acquisition of Hard Rock Cafe, an international corporation. The story is told from the perspective of the child who witnessed adverse poverty th……続きを見る

Il primo dizionario italiano-cherokee insieme a storia, riti e tradizioni del fiero popolo di nativi americani. I Cherokee, tristemente famosi per aver percorso il Sentiero delle Lacrime: una marcia……続きを見る

The Chemehuevi of the Twenty-Nine Palms tribe of Southern California stands as a testament to the power of perseverance. This small, nomadic band of Southern Paiute Indians has been repeatedly margi……続きを見る

Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbringing on a remote island in the Bering Sea, ……続きを見る

In the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the ……続きを見る

The temple mound and mortuary at Town Creek, in Montgomery County, is one of the few surviving earthen mounds built by prehistoric Native Americans in North Carolina. It has been recognized as an im……続きを見る

No two persons in the United States have written with as much passion and power about the bond between human beings and the natural world as Thoreau of WALDEN and Muir of MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA. Fo……続きを見る

In Remembrance of Patients Past, historian Geoffrey Reaume remembers previously forgotten psychiatric patients by examining in rich detail their daily life at the Toronto Hospital for the Insane (no……続きを見る