In the Hands of the Great Spirit : The 20,000-Year History of American Indians
by Page, Jake
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- 0684855771
- ISBN 13
- 9780684855776
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Today, some 2 million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than 1 percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective -- from the point of view of the Europeans who "discovered" the New World. Yet the true story of the American Indians begins some seventeen thousand years ago -- and it is past due for a telling that shows Indians as they are, rather than as westerners wish them to be. Recent archaeological findings, newly discovered written accounts, and never-before-published records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our country's oldest ancestors. Drawing upon the latest research, as well as his own personal experience living among the Hopi tribes, acclaimed author and former Natural History magazine editor Jake Page covers all aspects of Indian life throughout the ages. From the Pleistocene era to Custer's Last Stand, the Trail of Tears to the Indian Civil Rights Act, the establishment of reservations to the negotiation of casino property, In the Hands of the Great Spirit reveals the astonishing endurance of a group of people whose experience is as varied as the world is old.
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- Better World Books (US)
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- Title
- In the Hands of the Great Spirit : The 20,000-Year History of American Indians
- Author
- Page, Jake
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684855771
- ISBN 13
- 9780684855776
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny
- This edition first published
- April 27, 2004
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