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The Aztecs under Spanish rule The Aztecs under Spanish rule Charles Gibson Outlines the influence that Spanish rule had upon all aspects of Aztec life during the three hundred years after their conquest. OL1247032W
Etnografías de la muerte y las culturas en América Latina Etnografías de la muerte y las culturas en América Latina Juan Antonio Flores Martos La muerte ha sido convencionalmente pensada como una realidad única, como quizás uno de los pocos universales que afecta y homogeneiza por igual a los sujetos de diferentes tradiciones y orígenes. Es… OL12884610W
Entre la espada y el falo Entre la espada y el falo Juan Durán Luzio An excellent scholarly presentation of the deplorable policies and conduct of Spanish colonizers during the period 1492-1550 toward indigenous women in the New World. Durán is a prominent Chilean-bor… OL13453839W
The Conquest The Conquest Paul Fridlund This book is about the conflict that transpired when the white men began taking over Indian land. This time of death, tragedy, hardship, and conflict were a part of daily life for both whites and In… OL13619349W
Andrew Jackson & his Indian wars Andrew Jackson & his Indian wars Robert Vincent Remini "The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River remains one of the most notorious events in U.S. history, and the man mo… OL14865053W
Caitlin's Guardian Angel Caitlin's Guardian Angel Marie Ferrarella **A FATHER'S FIGHT** The assignment--protecting a witness to a brutal murder--was the toughest of Detective Graham Redhawk's career. Because the witness was Caitlin Cassidy, the woman who'd long … OL16059421W
Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Friedrich Armand Strubberg,Tanslation and Editing by Randy Rupley In the following work, I will present to my distinguished readers a picture out of the most important segment of my life. Most important because of my influence on the fates of many thousands of Germ… OL16105776W
The Burgess and Rice Families in Southern Trinity County 1870-1900 The Burgess and Rice Families in Southern Trinity County 1870-1900 Ralph N. Hinton The story of the Burgess and Rice families in Southern Trinity County, California from 1870-1900. These families were pioneers in a part of California that remains lightly settled today. Although t… OL16583766W
The Longoria affair The Longoria affair John J. Valadez A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead s… OL16938408W
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz,Laural Merlington,Debbie Reese,Jean Mendoza Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once … OL17640485W
Unearthing ancient America Unearthing ancient America Frank Joseph A collection of articles from Ancient American magazine. OL18598442W
Latin American folktales Latin American folktales John Bierhorst The first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives, this core collection gathers one hundred tales arranged in the form of a "velorio," or wake. The tales are preceded by a selection o… OL19671178W
America before the European invasions America before the European invasions Alice Kehoe,Alice Beck Kehoe America had fifteen thousand years of history before Christopher Columbus kicked-off centuries of European invasions. This book tells the story of the American Indian nations and their world before t… OL19923497W
Native American code talkers Native American code talkers M. M. Eboch This title examines the Native American servicemen known as the code talkers, focusing on their role in coded communication during World War II including developing the codes, their training, and the… OL20011591W
Wagons roll Wagons roll Ted Rushgrove Ben Nolan has plenty of problems-- stolen rifles, Lakota Sioux attacks, and the beautiful Dora. OL20905404W
Song of Years Song of Years Bess Streeter Aldrich An accurate and engrossing history about the pioneers who settled Iowa, focusing around the life and times of one family. The family is based upon the author's own grandfather and aunts and their sto… OL24425163W
Quetzalcóatl y otras leyendas de América Quetzalcóatl y otras leyendas de América Carlos Bastidas Padilla "Las leyendas están enraizadas a los pueblos que las crearon, a su cultura, a sus leyes, a su ser social. Ellas nos hablan de la visión del mundo, de las vivencias, de la magia, del absurdo y del esp… OL26195935W
Over 450 years ago Over 450 years ago Philip Arthur Sauvain Describes what life was like in America before the coming of the Europeans and examines the effect of the arrival of Columbus, Pizarro, and Cortez on the lives of the native peoples. OL2919460W
La Comunicación entre españoles e indios La Comunicación entre españoles e indios Emma Martinelli Gifre "Stimulating study examines cultural, linguistic, political, psychological, and philosophical dimensions of initial communications between native Americans and the Spanish. Considers physical gesture… OL3182103W
Rattlesnake cave Rattlesnake cave Evelyn Sibley Lampman While spending four months with relatives in Montana, a formerly friendless boy finds a new world opened to him when he makes friends with some local Indians. OL4480928W
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