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North America

The forging of our continent.

Charlton Ogburn

551.7
OGB

Butterflies of North America

James P Brock, Kenn Kaufman

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595.78
BRO

The Smithsonian Book of North American Indians

Philip Kopper, Smithsonian Books (Publisher)

970.01
KOP

The First Americans

Joy Hakim

Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.

973.1
HAK

Tecumseh

W. David Baird, Robert Cwiklik

A biography of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

B
TEC

King Philip, Wampanoag Rebel

Joseph Roman

Examines the life and career of the seventeenth-century Wampanoag Indian chief.

B
PHI

American Indian Cooking Before 1500

Mary Gunderson

Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, common foods and hardships and celebrations of American Indians before 1500. Includes receipes.

394.1
GUN

Clash of Cultures

Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

Examines the origin and culture of Native Americans from prehistory through 1638 and the impact of white civilization on their society.

970.004
COL

First Houses

Susan Carlson, Jean Guard Monroe

Presents a variety of North American Indian creation myths and discusses how the "first houses" described in these myths set the pattern used by the tribes for their own homes and ritual structures.

299
MON

The European Conquest of North America

Constance Jones

This narrative traces the European settlement of North America and its often tragic consequences on the continent's diverse indigenous peoples.

970.01
Jon
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