American Indian History: A Documentary Reader
- ISBN-10
- 1405159073
- ISBN-13
- 9781405159074
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 247
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-04-20
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Camilla Townsend
Description
This Reader from the Uncovering the Past series provides a comprehensive introduction to American Indianhistory. Over 60 primary documents allow the voices of natives toilluminate the American past Includes samples of native languages just above the fulltranslations of particular texts Provides comprehensive introductions and headnotes, as well asimages, an extensive bibliography, and suggestions for furtherresearch Includes such texts as a decoded Maya inscription, letterswritten during the French and Indian War on the distribution ofsmall pox blankets, and a diatribe by General George ArmstrongCuster shortly before he was killed at the Battle of the Little BigHorn
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