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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
The story of the American Indian The story of the American Indian Radin, Paul An account of Indian culture from the rise of the Mayan civilization, and of the great tribal movements that have taken place on this continent. OL1118664W
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
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
Autonomía regional Autonomía regional Héctor Díaz Polanco "An important book first for its critical history of indigenista policies in Latin America and the limits these policies placed on social autonomy; and second for its examination of the development o… OL1702590W
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
Historia oculta de la conquista de América Historia oculta de la conquista de América Gabriel Sánchez Sorondo 253 p. : 23 cm OL18585901W
Anarquistas de ultramar Anarquistas de ultramar Carlos Taibo Ideas como las de autogestión, democracia directa y apoyo mutuo han sido defendidas tanto por el anarquismo que vio la luz en la Europa del siglo XIX como por muchos pueblos indígenas que espontáneam… OL19362236W
Science of the early Americas Science of the early Americas Geraldine Woods Discusses the scientific accomplishments in such fields as medicine, mathematics, engineering, and astronomy of various groups of American Indians. OL19415001W
American Indian languages American Indian languages Lyle Campbell Native American languages are spoken from Siberia to Greenland, and from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego; they include the southernmost language of the world (Yaghan) and some of the northernmost (Esk… OL1961909W
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
Who is an Indian? Who is an Indian? Maximilian Christian Forte "Who is an Indian? This is possibly the oldest question facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, and one with significant implications for decisions relating to resource distribution, conflicts… OL22329199W
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
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