First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian HistoryExpertly authored by Colin G. Calloway, First Peoples has been praised for its inclusion of Native American sources and Calloway’s concerted effort to weave Native perspectives throughout the narrative. Emphasizing the importance of primary sources, each chapter includes a document project and picture essay organized around important themes in the chapter. This distinctive approach continues to make First Peoples the bestselling and most highly acclaimed text for the American Indian history survey. |
Contents
Early American Cities Settlements and Centers | |
Encounters Epidemics | |
Exchanges 14921700s | |
Indians Confront the French | |
Indians Confront the English | |
Economic and Cultural Exchanges | |
War and Diplomacy in Colonial America 16751763 | |
Revolutions East and West 17631800 | |
Chapter Review | |
American Indians and the New Nation 18001840 | |
Defending the West 18401890 | |
Kill the Indian and Save the Man 1870s1920s | |
From the Great Crash to Wounded Knee 19291974 | |
SelfDetermination and Sovereignty 19702017 | |
Common terms and phrases
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