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Author
Publisher
City Lights
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
In this provocative collection of essays, Ward Churchill examines the definition of genocide -- in legal as well as cultural terms
He begins by framing the matter of holocaust denial, examining both "revisionist" denial of the Jewish Holocaust, and the opposing claim of its exclusive "uniqueness." Then, using the true scope of what happened in Europe under Nazism as a reference point, Churchill provides a stunning array of evidence in support of...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For the past few hundred years, most of what we've been taught about the native cultures of North America came from reports authored by the conquerors and colonizers who destroyed them. Now, with the technological advances of modern archaeology and a new perspective on world history-we are finally able to piece together their compelling true stories. In Ancient Civilizations of North America, Professor Edwin Barnhart, Director of the Maya Exploration...
Author
Publisher
House of Collectibles
Language
English
Description
This updated edition of the classic guide features more than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many of them in full color; price listings organized in 10 geographic sections; valuable advice on identifying, grading, and pricing arrowheads; and more.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance. Many allege that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because of internal division or civilian disaffection; others point to flawed military strategy or ambivalence over slavery. But, argues distinguished historian Gary Gallagher, we should not ask why the Confederacy collapsed so soon but rather how it lasted so long. In The Confederate War he reexamines the Confederate experience...
Author
Language
English
Description
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both became leaders in their societies at very...
Author
Publisher
Quest Books
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Many claim to be healers and spiritual teachers; the author is both. Here he explains how a person is called to be a medicine man or woman and the trials and tests of a candidate. Lake gives an exciting glimpse into the world of Native American shamanism. He was trained by numerous Native Americans teachers, including Rolling Thunder, and has conducted hundreds of ceremonies and lectures.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An authoritative, sweeping, and fresh new biography of the nation's first president, Colin G. Calloway's book reveals fully the dimensions and depths of George Washington's relations with the First Americans."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The author of Blood Orchid explores the history of the Sioux alongside that of his own family in this posthumous work.
When award-winning author Charles Bowden died in 2014, he left behind a trove of unpublished manuscripts. Dakotah marks the landmark publication of the first of these texts, and the fourth installment in his acclaimed "Unnatural History of America." Bowden uses America's Great Plains as a lens-sometimes sullied, sometimes shattered,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this examination of landscape and memory, four sites of American history are revealed as places where historical truth was written over by oppressive fiction—with profound repercussions for politics past and present. Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal. They present a national identity based on harvesting the treasures that lay in wait for European colonization.This book, in contrast, winds through the US landscape,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The book that will change the way you look at food. Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food--when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating--even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?
Author
Series
The American exploration and travel volume 83
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Details the daily lives and adventures of the 1875 Ferdinand V. Hayden survey team, largely through their own personal narratives. The narrative highlights interactions between the surveyors and local indigenous communities, Four Corners region geography, and the American expansionist impulse"--Provided by publisher.
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