Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Series introduction / Scott C. Zeman -- Preface -- Maps -- 1. Origins and migrations -- Where did they come from? -- Spiritualism -- The far North : Alaska -- The Northwest coast -- The Great Basin -- The plateau -- The plains -- The Southwest -- California -- Final note -- Bibliographic essay -- 2. The Rio Grande Valley and beyond -- Spain and the "New World" -- Cabeza de Vaca's expedition and the "discovery" of Northern New Spain -- The Coronado expedition -- The Spanish return to the Rio Grande Valley -- The missionary era and the beginning of discontent -- The Pueblo revolt -- Victory for the Rio Grande tribes -- Reconquest of New Mexico and a philosophy of accommodation -- Bibliographic essay -- 3. From the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico -- The Gila and Salt River valleys -- Xenophobia leads Spain to the interior -- New purposes for the frontier -- The Pacific Coast -- Mexican independence elicits change -- Bibliographic essay.
4. From the Saint Lawrence and Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains -- Exploration in the Saint Lawrence -- New France solidifies its hold -- New France realigns relationship with tribes -- Saint Lawrence tribe realignment and expansion south -- New France looks West -- Shifting goals -- Bibliographic essay -- 5. From the Aleutian chain to Northern California -- Russians enter the Eastern Pacific -- Competition for Russian Alaska -- The Russian-American Company -- Resistance to Russian authority -- Expansion of the Russian American Company -- The Russian Orthodox Church -- Interior Alaska -- Bibliographic essay -- 6. Historiography and major issues in the study of American Indian history -- Traditional historical views change after 1960s -- Broadening historical understandings -- Broadening interest in the "century of dishonor" -- Recent scholarship -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
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