18 books in History - Native American
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Raisin Wine
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $14.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $14.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Warriors in Uniform
The Legacy of American Indian Heroism
Written by Herman J. Viola
Introduction by Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $30.00
Native Americans have willingly served in the U.S. military during each of this country’s wars, and their current numbers in the armed forces exceed the percentage of any other ethnic group. Their stories encompass heroism and tragedy, humor and stoicism, loyalty and conflict—all part of the riveting experience of Warriors in... Read more >
The Legacy of American Indian Heroism
Written by Herman J. Viola
Introduction by Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $30.00
Native Americans have willingly served in the U.S. military during each of this country’s wars, and their current numbers in the armed forces exceed the percentage of any other ethnic group. Their stories encompass heroism and tragedy, humor and stoicism, loyalty and conflict—all part of the riveting experience of Warriors in... Read more >
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Native Universe
Voices of Indian America
Edited by Gerald Mcmaster and Clifford E. Trafzer
Foreword by Kevin Gover
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $22.00
This gorgeous volume draws from the vast archives of the National Museum of the American Indian and the voices of some of the most prominent Native American scholars, writers, activists and tribal leaders. More than 300 full-color illustrations depict the artistry and culture of our hemisphere’s diverse indigenous peoples. With its... Read more >
Voices of Indian America
Edited by Gerald Mcmaster and Clifford E. Trafzer
Foreword by Kevin Gover
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $22.00
This gorgeous volume draws from the vast archives of the National Museum of the American Indian and the voices of some of the most prominent Native American scholars, writers, activists and tribal leaders. More than 300 full-color illustrations depict the artistry and culture of our hemisphere’s diverse indigenous peoples. With its... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Raisin Wine
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $14.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $14.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
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I Was Carlos Castaneda
The Afterlife Dialogues
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00
“A marvelous book with rich teachings that particularly touch the heart of death -- and, thus, life itself.”--Thom Hartmann, author of The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Carlos Castaneda comes back from the dead in a true-life spiritual adventure story set in the French Pyrenees, Machu Picchu, the Peruvian Amazon, and the... Read more >
The Afterlife Dialogues
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00
“A marvelous book with rich teachings that particularly touch the heart of death -- and, thus, life itself.”--Thom Hartmann, author of The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Carlos Castaneda comes back from the dead in a true-life spiritual adventure story set in the French Pyrenees, Machu Picchu, the Peruvian Amazon, and the... Read more >
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Warrior Woman
The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
Written by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom and Dark Rain Thom
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman–one who led her people in war... Read more >
The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
Written by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom and Dark Rain Thom
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman–one who led her people in war... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Raisin Wine
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2007
Price: $21.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka
Written by James K. Bartleman
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2007
Price: $21.95
A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of... Read more >
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of... Read more >
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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly... Read more >
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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National Geographic Almanac of American History
Written by James Miller and John Thompson
Introduction by Hugh Ambrose
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: December 6, 2005
Price: $40.00
Featuring stunning images, revealing maps, historic facts, and concise analysis, the National Geographic Almanac of American History is carefully balanced to provide readers with a deeper comprehension of United States history.
The Almanac is unparalleled in its reader-friendly format: the book's four major sections are enhanced by a thorough table of contents... Read more >
Written by James Miller and John Thompson
Introduction by Hugh Ambrose
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: December 6, 2005
Price: $40.00
Featuring stunning images, revealing maps, historic facts, and concise analysis, the National Geographic Almanac of American History is carefully balanced to provide readers with a deeper comprehension of United States history.
The Almanac is unparalleled in its reader-friendly format: the book's four major sections are enhanced by a thorough table of contents... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Listening to Our Ancestors
The Art of Native Life Along the Pacific Northwest Coast
Written by Smithsonian American Indian
Edited by Peter Macnair, Jay Stewart, Robert Joseph and Mary Jane Lenz
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $24.00
Illustrated with never-before-published artifacts from the unique treasures in the museum's Northwest Coast collections, Listening to Our Ancestors profiles native communities of the Pacific Northwest and showcases the region's rich cultural history and artwork.
Sophisticated in conception and execution and rich with symbolism, the totem poles, painted housefronts, masks, dance regalia, feast... Read more >
The Art of Native Life Along the Pacific Northwest Coast
Written by Smithsonian American Indian
Edited by Peter Macnair, Jay Stewart, Robert Joseph and Mary Jane Lenz
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $24.00
Illustrated with never-before-published artifacts from the unique treasures in the museum's Northwest Coast collections, Listening to Our Ancestors profiles native communities of the Pacific Northwest and showcases the region's rich cultural history and artwork.
Sophisticated in conception and execution and rich with symbolism, the totem poles, painted housefronts, masks, dance regalia, feast... Read more >
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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $35.00
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly... Read more >
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $35.00
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Warrior Woman
The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
Written by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom and Dark Rain Thom
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $7.99
A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman–one who led her people in war... Read more >
The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
Written by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom and Dark Rain Thom
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $7.99
A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman–one who led her people in war... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Native Universe
Voices of Indian America
Written by Clifford E. Trafzer
Edited by Gerald Mcmaster
Introduction by Richard West
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $40.00
Read more >
Voices of Indian America
Written by Clifford E. Trafzer
Edited by Gerald Mcmaster
Introduction by Richard West
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $40.00
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Comanches
The History of a People
Written by T.R. Fehrenbach
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2003
Price: $17.95
Authoritative and immediate, this is the classic account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T.R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches’ rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion.
Master horseback... Read more >
The History of a People
Written by T.R. Fehrenbach
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2003
Price: $17.95
Authoritative and immediate, this is the classic account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T.R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches’ rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion.
Master horseback... Read more >
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What You See in Clear Water
Indians, Whites, and a Battle Over Water in the American West
Written by Geoffrey O'Gara
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $14.00
For nearly a century, the Indians on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming have been battling their white farmer neighbors over the rights to the Wind River. What You See in Clear Water tells the story of this epic struggle, shedding light on the ongoing conflict over water rights in the... Read more >
Indians, Whites, and a Battle Over Water in the American West
Written by Geoffrey O'Gara
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $14.00
For nearly a century, the Indians on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming have been battling their white farmer neighbors over the rights to the Wind River. What You See in Clear Water tells the story of this epic struggle, shedding light on the ongoing conflict over water rights in the... Read more >
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Distant Relations
How My Ancestors Colonized North America
Written by Victoria Freeman
Format: Trade Paperback, 568 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $19.95
As a North American of European ancestry, Victoria Freeman sought to answer the following question: how did I come to inherit a society that has dispossessed and oppressed the indigenous people of this continent? After seven years of research into her own family’s involvement in the colonization of North America, she... Read more >
How My Ancestors Colonized North America
Written by Victoria Freeman
Format: Trade Paperback, 568 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $19.95
As a North American of European ancestry, Victoria Freeman sought to answer the following question: how did I come to inherit a society that has dispossessed and oppressed the indigenous people of this continent? After seven years of research into her own family’s involvement in the colonization of North America, she... Read more >
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Walking on the Land
Written by Farley Mowat
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2001
Price: $17.00
Using one of his own trips through the Eastern Arctic as a starting point, Farley Mowat interweaves the stories of the Barren Ground Inuit with stunning, lyrical descriptions of the Northern landscape.
With great beauty and terrible anguish, Mowat traces the history of the Inuit, revealing how the arrival of the Kablunait... Read more >
Written by Farley Mowat
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2001
Price: $17.00
Using one of his own trips through the Eastern Arctic as a starting point, Farley Mowat interweaves the stories of the Barren Ground Inuit with stunning, lyrical descriptions of the Northern landscape.
With great beauty and terrible anguish, Mowat traces the history of the Inuit, revealing how the arrival of the Kablunait... Read more >
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