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Native Nations

A Millennium in North America

by Kathleen DuVal ...

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history” (The New York Review of Books), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue todayWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, AND THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE**Long before the colonization of North America, ... Read more

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**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history” (The New York Review of Books), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue todayWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, AND THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE**Long before the colonization of North America,
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American Colonies

The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume 1)

by Alan Taylor, Eric Foner ...

Series series The Penguin History of the United States
A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American RevolutionsIn the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from milennia past, ... Read more

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A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American RevolutionsIn the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from milennia past,
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Wounded Knee

Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre

by Heather Cox Richardson ...

“The story is tragic, the scholarship exhilarating” (Elliott West, author of The Contested Plains**)**in this history of the massacre of the Lakota SiouxOn December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300 Sioux. As acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson shows in ... Read more

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“The story is tragic, the scholarship exhilarating” (Elliott West, author of The Contested Plains**)**in this history of the massacre of the Lakota SiouxOn December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300 Sioux. As acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson shows in
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American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends

by Zitkala-Sa ...

Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories
"Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled." — The Reading RoomThis accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories assembles short stories, autobiographical reflections, and political essays that offer poignant reflections ... Read more

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"Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled." — The Reading RoomThis accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories assembles short stories, autobiographical reflections, and political essays that offer poignant reflections
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The Undiscovered Country

Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West

by Paul Andrew Hutton ...

**New York Times BestsellerA Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of the YearA True West Magazine Best Historical Non-Fiction Book and Best Author of the YearWestern Heritage Award for "Outstanding Nonfiction Book"Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Historical NonfictionWinner of the Will Rogers Medallion AwardFrom the author of The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West, ... Read more

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**New York Times BestsellerA Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of the YearA True West Magazine Best Historical Non-Fiction Book and Best Author of the YearWestern Heritage Award for "Outstanding Nonfiction Book"Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Historical NonfictionWinner of the Will Rogers Medallion AwardFrom the author of The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West,
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We’ve Been Here the Whole Time!

A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America

by Joey Clift ...

Native comedian Joey Clift takes you on a hilarious journey to discover the largest population you don't know in this sharp debut for fans of Michael Harriot and Phoebe Robinson.Put away the construction paper: this contraband book contains everything your high school refused to teach you about Native American history, people, and culture—illustrated in an irreverent textbook-meets-notebook style ... Read more

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Native comedian Joey Clift takes you on a hilarious journey to discover the largest population you don't know in this sharp debut for fans of Michael Harriot and Phoebe Robinson.Put away the construction paper: this contraband book contains everything your high school refused to teach you about Native American history, people, and culture—illustrated in an irreverent textbook-meets-notebook style
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Great River

The Rio Grand in North American History

by Paul Horgan ...

The Pulitzer Prize– and Bancroft Prize–winning epic history of the American Southwest from the acclaimed twentieth-century author of Lamy of Santa Fe.Great River was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in 1954. It is an epic history of four civilizations—Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American—that people the Southwest through ten centuries. ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize– and Bancroft Prize–winning epic history of the American Southwest from the acclaimed twentieth-century author of Lamy of Santa Fe.Great River was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in 1954. It is an epic history of four civilizations—Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American—that people the Southwest through ten centuries.
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Life Among the Piutes

The first autobiography by a Native American woman—an ethnohistorical chronicle of Paiute life, first contact, war, and survival

by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins ...

Life Among the Paiutes is considered the "first known autobiography written by a Native American woman." This is both an autobiographic memoir and history of the Paiute people during their first forty years of contact with European Americans. It Anthropologist Omer Stewart described it as "one of the first and one of the most enduring ethnohistorical books written by an American Indian." Contents: ... Read more

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Life Among the Paiutes is considered the "first known autobiography written by a Native American woman." This is both an autobiographic memoir and history of the Paiute people during their first forty years of contact with European Americans. It Anthropologist Omer Stewart described it as "one of the first and one of the most enduring ethnohistorical books written by an American Indian." Contents:
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Swindler Sachem

The American Indian Who Sold His Birthright, Dropped Out of Harvard, and Conned the King of England

by Jenny Hale Pulsipher ...

Indians, too, could play the land game for both personal and political benefitAccording to his kin, John Wompas was “no sachem,” although he claimed that status to achieve his economic and political ends. He drew on the legal and political practices of both Indians and the English—even visiting and securing the support of King Charles II—to legitimize the land sales that funded his extravagant ... Read more

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Indians, too, could play the land game for both personal and political benefitAccording to his kin, John Wompas was “no sachem,” although he claimed that status to achieve his economic and political ends. He drew on the legal and political practices of both Indians and the English—even visiting and securing the support of King Charles II—to legitimize the land sales that funded his extravagant
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In Geronimo's Footsteps

A Journey Beyond Legend

by Corine Sombrun, Harlyn Geronimo, Ramsey Clark ...

Translated by E. C. Belli ...

The name "Geronimo" came to Corine Sombrun insistently in a trance during her apprenticeship to a Mongolian shaman. That message and the need to understand its meaning brought her to the home of the legendary Apache leader's great-grandson, Harlyn Geronimo, himself a medicine man on the Mescalero Apache reservation in New Mexico. Together, the two of them-the French seeker and the Native American ... Read more

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The name "Geronimo" came to Corine Sombrun insistently in a trance during her apprenticeship to a Mongolian shaman. That message and the need to understand its meaning brought her to the home of the legendary Apache leader's great-grandson, Harlyn Geronimo, himself a medicine man on the Mescalero Apache reservation in New Mexico. Together, the two of them-the French seeker and the Native American
... Read more
A Brave and Cunning Prince

The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America

by James Horn ...

**The extraordinary story of the Powhatan chief who waged a lifelong struggle to drive European settlers from his homeland“An accomplished work of scholarly detection... Swift, moving prose along a twisting storyline lends this brilliant book the feel of a mystery.” —Kirkus (starred)**In the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish explorers in the Chesapeake Bay kidnapped an Indian child and took him back ... Read more

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**The extraordinary story of the Powhatan chief who waged a lifelong struggle to drive European settlers from his homeland“An accomplished work of scholarly detection... Swift, moving prose along a twisting storyline lends this brilliant book the feel of a mystery.” —Kirkus (starred)**In the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish explorers in the Chesapeake Bay kidnapped an Indian child and took him back
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Killers of the Flower Moon

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime
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Sioux Code Talkers of World War II

by Andrea M. Page ...

A history of how seven Lakota Sioux aided the United States's fight against Japan and bring and end to the Second World War.In World War II, code-making and code-breaking reached a feverish peak. The fabled Enigma Cipher had been broken, and all sides were looking for a secure, reliable means of communication. Many have heard of the role of the Navajo Code Talkers, but less well-known are the ... Read more

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A history of how seven Lakota Sioux aided the United States's fight against Japan and bring and end to the Second World War.In World War II, code-making and code-breaking reached a feverish peak. The fabled Enigma Cipher had been broken, and all sides were looking for a secure, reliable means of communication. Many have heard of the role of the Navajo Code Talkers, but less well-known are the
... Read more
The North-West Is Our Mother

The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation

by Jean Teillet ...

There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples—the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and EuropeansTheir story begins in the last decade of the eighteenth century in the Canadian North-West. Within twenty years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within forty years they were famous ... Read more

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There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples—the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and EuropeansTheir story begins in the last decade of the eighteenth century in the Canadian North-West. Within twenty years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within forty years they were famous
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Indigenous Missourians

Ancient Societies to the Present

by Greg Olson ...

Winner of the 2024 Missouri Conference on History Book Award; the 2024 Missouri History Book Award; and Honoree for the 2024 Society of Midland Authors Award for HistoryThe history of Indigenous people in present-day Missouri is far more nuanced, complex, and vibrant than the often-told tragic stories of conflict with white settlers and forced Indian removal would lead us to believe. In this path ... Read more

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Winner of the 2024 Missouri Conference on History Book Award; the 2024 Missouri History Book Award; and Honoree for the 2024 Society of Midland Authors Award for HistoryThe history of Indigenous people in present-day Missouri is far more nuanced, complex, and vibrant than the often-told tragic stories of conflict with white settlers and forced Indian removal would lead us to believe. In this path
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Indian Nations of Wisconsin

Histories of Endurance and Renewal, 2 Edition

by Patty Loew ...

From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. This unique volume—based on the historical perspectives of the state’s Native peoples—includes compact tribal histories of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oneida, Menominee, Mohican, Ho-Chunk, and Brothertown Indians. Author Patty Loew focuses on ... Read more

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From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. This unique volume—based on the historical perspectives of the state’s Native peoples—includes compact tribal histories of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oneida, Menominee, Mohican, Ho-Chunk, and Brothertown Indians. Author Patty Loew focuses on
... Read more
Living Our Language

Ojibwe Tales and Oral Histories

by Anton Treuer ...

Series series Native Voices
A language carries a people's memories, whether they are recounted as individual reminiscences, as communal history, or as humorous tales. This collection of stories from Anishinaabe elders offers a history of a people at the same time that it seeks to preserve the language of that people.>As fluent speakers of Ojibwe grow older, the community questions whether younger speakers know the language ... Read more

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A language carries a people's memories, whether they are recounted as individual reminiscences, as communal history, or as humorous tales. This collection of stories from Anishinaabe elders offers a history of a people at the same time that it seeks to preserve the language of that people.>As fluent speakers of Ojibwe grow older, the community questions whether younger speakers know the language
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Warrior Nation

A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe

by Anton Treuer ...

The Red Lake Nation has a unique and deeply important history. Unlike every other reservation in Minnesota, Red Lake holds its land in common—and, consequently, the tribe retains its entire reservation land base. The people of Red Lake developed the first modern indigenous democratic governance system in the United States, decades before any other tribe, but they also maintained their system of ... Read more

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The Red Lake Nation has a unique and deeply important history. Unlike every other reservation in Minnesota, Red Lake holds its land in common—and, consequently, the tribe retains its entire reservation land base. The people of Red Lake developed the first modern indigenous democratic governance system in the United States, decades before any other tribe, but they also maintained their system of
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Yellow Dirt

An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed

by Judy Pasternak ...

WINNER OF THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARDAtop a craggy mesa in the northern reaches of the Navajo reservation lies what was once a world-class uranium mine called Monument No. 2. Discovered in the 1940s—during the government’s desperate press to build nuclear weapons—the mesa’s tremendous lode would forever change the lives of the hundreds of Native Americans who labored there and of ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARDAtop a craggy mesa in the northern reaches of the Navajo reservation lies what was once a world-class uranium mine called Monument No. 2. Discovered in the 1940s—during the government’s desperate press to build nuclear weapons—the mesa’s tremendous lode would forever change the lives of the hundreds of Native Americans who labored there and of
... Read more
Some Recollections of Arizona and Cochise

by Edward L. Keyes ...

In the July 1890 issue of The United Service, a Monthly Review of Military and Naval Affairs, Edward L. Keyes published an 8-page article "Some Recollections of Arizona and Cochise."In introducing his article, the author writes: "Arizona in 1872 was quite a different place from the Arizona of 1890. It was during the first-mentioned period that 'some spirit in my feet' led me there. No railroad ... Read more

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In the July 1890 issue of The United Service, a Monthly Review of Military and Naval Affairs, Edward L. Keyes published an 8-page article "Some Recollections of Arizona and Cochise."In introducing his article, the author writes: "Arizona in 1872 was quite a different place from the Arizona of 1890. It was during the first-mentioned period that 'some spirit in my feet' led me there. No railroad
... Read more
The Fetterman Massacre and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

The History and Legacy of the U.S. Army’s Worst Defeats against the Native Americans

Edited by Charles River Editors ...

Since the Battle of the Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer has possessed one of the most unique places in American history. Although he was a capable cavalry officer who served honorably during the Civil War, he remains one of the most instantly identifiable and famous military men in American history due to the fact he was killed during one of the country’s most well known and ignominious ... Read more

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Since the Battle of the Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer has possessed one of the most unique places in American history. Although he was a capable cavalry officer who served honorably during the Civil War, he remains one of the most instantly identifiable and famous military men in American history due to the fact he was killed during one of the country’s most well known and ignominious
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The Lakota Way

Stories and Lessons for Living

by Joseph M. Marshall III ...

Series series Compass
Joseph M. Marshall’s thoughtful, illuminating account of how the spiritual beliefs of the Lakota people can help us all lead more meaningful, ethical lives.Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Joseph Marshall is a member of the Sicunga Lakota Sioux and has dedicated ... Read more

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Joseph M. Marshall’s thoughtful, illuminating account of how the spiritual beliefs of the Lakota people can help us all lead more meaningful, ethical lives.Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Joseph Marshall is a member of the Sicunga Lakota Sioux and has dedicated
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Empire and Frontier

Colonel Peter Schuyler and the Valiant Iroquois in King William's War: 1689-1701

by Samuel Marquis ...

The epic story of the alliance forged during one of the earliest American imperial conflicts, when British colonial forces joined with the Five Nations of the Iroquois against the French and their indigenous allies.Empire and Frontier presents a powerful, dramatic episode of early American history, revealing the very human story of friendship and alliance between Colonel Peter Schuyler and the ... Read more

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The epic story of the alliance forged during one of the earliest American imperial conflicts, when British colonial forces joined with the Five Nations of the Iroquois against the French and their indigenous allies.Empire and Frontier presents a powerful, dramatic episode of early American history, revealing the very human story of friendship and alliance between Colonel Peter Schuyler and the
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Kill the Indian

A Killstraight Story

by Johnny D. Boggs ...

Boggs is among the best Western writers at work today. He writes with depth, flavor, and color.” -BooklistYoung Comanches Daniel Killstraight and Charles Flint have been called to Texas. Captain Pratt will be giving a talk on the transformations brought about by the Carlisle Industrial School, of which Killstraight and Flint are shining examples. They’ll be joining a Comanche delegation led by ... Read more

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Boggs is among the best Western writers at work today. He writes with depth, flavor, and color.” -BooklistYoung Comanches Daniel Killstraight and Charles Flint have been called to Texas. Captain Pratt will be giving a talk on the transformations brought about by the Carlisle Industrial School, of which Killstraight and Flint are shining examples. They’ll be joining a Comanche delegation led by
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