The first Americans

Summary: Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans. When the European explorers "discovered" the Americas, native peoples were already established. This book looks at Indian societies from the earliest peoples. In addition to the text, there are features such as a look at the Mound Builders and an excerpt from the journal of a settler in Virginia.

Record details

ISBN: 0195077458 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780195077452 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0195077466 (pbk. ed. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780195077469 (pbk. ed. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0669360104 (text)
ISBN: 9780669360103 (text)
ISBN: 0669360201 (guide)
ISBN: 9780669360202 (guide)
Physical Description: print
160 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c1993.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

History? Why? -- Away with time -- In the beginning -- How the first Americans became Indians -- Put on your earmuffs -- Cliff dwellers and others -- Show-offs -- Taking a tour -- Plains Indians are not plain at all -- Mound for mound, those are heavy hills -- Indians of the Eastern forests -- People of the long house -- Let's turn north -- Power of the press -- Boy named Christopher has a dream -- New land is "Discovered" -- Next voyage -- Stowaways: Worms and a dog -- Sailing around the world -- What's in a name? -- About beliefs and ideas -- New Spain -- Ponce de Leon, Pizarro, and Spanish colonies -- Gloom, doom, and a bit of cheer -- North of new Spain -- Being a conquistador with Coronado -- Conquistadors: California to Florida -- Place called Santa Fe -- Las Casas cares -- Big picture -- From Spain to England to France -- France in America: Pirates and adventurers -- Rain, ambush, and murder -- New France -- Elizabeth and friends == Utopia in America -- Lost: A colony -- Armada is a fleet of ships -- End: Keep reading -- Chronology of events -- Index.