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Author
Publisher
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Millions of people have family stories involving Native American, First Nations, or indigenous American heritage. Those legends encourage people to take DNA tests to shed light on the stories and discover the identity of Native American ancestors. It is important to first understand the circumstances that have allowed your Native ancestors to become lost in time. Estes starts by discussing how DNA works, how much of your native ancestor's DNA you...
Author
Publisher
Legare Street Press
Pub. Date
[1889]
Language
English
Description
This volume is a compilation of stories and poems that focus on Native American life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through vivid storytelling and poetic prose, the author brings to life the hardships and triumphs of these brave people. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Native American history and culture.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...
Author
Series
Moon apocalyptic novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When a community of Anishinabe people, with their natural resources dwindling, needs to find a new home, Evan Whitesky leads a dangerous mission back to their ancestral home in the Great Lakes region, during which they encounter other survivors, some who thrive on violence"--
Author
Publisher
Adventure Publications, an imprint of AdventureKeen
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Get to know Black Bears, Brown Bears, and Polar Bears like never before-through Stan Tekiela's wildlife photography, personal anecdotes, and years of research. They are icons of our wild places. They are powerful and intimidating, yet they signify calmness, comfort, and peace. Bears are adored around the world. They are magnificent animals that capture our fascination. Enter the world of bears with award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Separating fact from fiction, myth from legend, this assessment of the enduring legacy of the claim that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000 doubles as a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to rough waters and dark undercurrentsof the online world today.
Publisher
Thunder Bay Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps old and new. The history starts with the peoples who first settled the land tens of thousand years ago, and continues to the present day. Includes a timeline of American history, a guide to the fifty U.S. states, and a map showing the birthplace of every U.S. president.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present. She reframes North American history, noting significantly that Indigenous civilizations did not come to a halt when a few wandering explorers or hungry settlers arrived, even when the strangers came well-armed. A millennium ago, North American cities rivaled urban centers around the...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...
Author
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Prior to the onslaught of the Europeans, the Puget Sound area was one of the most heavily populated regions north of Mexico City. The Native Americans who lived there enjoyed a bounty of seafood, waterfowl, and berries, which they expertly collected and preserved. Detailing the associated culture, technologies, and techniques, Vine Deloris Jr. explains in depth this veritable paradise and its ultimate demise. Raising the possibility that the utopian...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? Wrong! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors....
Author
Publisher
Amerisearch, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Discover the facts you've been missing from the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving story! Did freedom of religion & conscience exist in 16th century Europe? How did kings of Spain, France & England, & Turkish Sultans, dominate people's lives? What was the first empire 'on which the sun never set'? How did its Invincible Armada sink? Globalist Kings sought world empires. How miraculous was it for the Pilgrims to escape? Did the Pilgrims experiment with communism?...