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Tag Archives: Native America
Harvest of Empire
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America© 2000 Juan Gonzalez416 pages Harvest of Empire is a tale of two civilizations, Anglo and Spanish. In general terms, it recounts the history or rather the plight of Latin America, of people … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Southwest, Central America, geopolitics, history, Latino, Native America, race, social history, South America, Spain
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American Colonies
American Colonies: The Settling of North America© 2001 Alan Taylor526 pages American Colonies is a sweeping history of the New World, one that attempts to convey the full American experience, beginning with the arrival of … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Colonial America, France, Hispanic, history, Latino, Native America, Netherlands, Russia, slavery and rebellion, Spain, survey
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The Earth Shall Weep
The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America © 2000 James Wilson466 pages Having grown up in Alabama, I don’t know what it’s like to live among buildings that testify to history. I’ve never stepped onto a sidewalk with paving … Continue reading
America’s Hidden History
America’s Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation© 2008 Kenneth C. Davis272 pages “The stories that unfold in these six chapters, which span a period from the Spanish arrival in … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Revolution, history, Native America
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Chainbreaker’s War
Chainbreaker’s War: a Seneca Chief Remembers the American Revolution© 2002 ed. Jeanne Winston Adler224 pages On the eastern seaboard, young militia men marched around their town squares, tea-chests floated in Boston Harbor, and the bells of war tolled. Only a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, history, memoir, military, Native America
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus© 2005 Charles C. Mann465 pages 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus is an ambitious book that attempts to rout a host of assumptions about the land and people of the … Continue reading
The Great Journey
The Great Journey: Peopling the Americas© 1987 Brian Fagan288 pages Fourth grade history was most memorable for me, for it was that year that we learned local history. Because Alabama was home to at least four native populations before the … Continue reading
Kingdoms of Gold, Kingdoms of Jade
Kingdoms of Gold, Kingdoms of Jade: the Americas Before Columbus© 1991 Brian M. Fagan240 pages, including 180 photographs set into the text I’ve had a fascination with the Aztecs for most of my life, since I first saw pictures in … Continue reading
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