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"Most people are familiar with the famous Precolumbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie some of the most remarkable monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Visitors marvel at the impressive ruined pueblos and spectacular cliff dwellings, but often have little idea of the cultures that produced these...
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Contains descriptions of the most outstanding battles in the Indian Wars of the West. Each battle is described by a student of that engagement. The writers have studied the historic records bearing on the fight, including official reports of field officers and testimony of surviving participants.
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Dover Publications
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2003.
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Describes the government's mistreatment of Native American tribes in the United States from the Revolutionary War through the 1800s, including broken treaties and forced removal, and discusses the Delaware, Cheyenne, Sioux, Nez Perce, and Cherokee.
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University of Oklahoma Press
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1993.
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"Few people who cross the Great Plains today recollect that for centuries the land was a battleground where Indian nations fought one another for their own survival and then stood bravely against the irrepressible forces of white civilization. Even among those aware of the history, Plains Indian conflicts have been seen largely in terms of American conquest. In this readable narrative history, well-known Indian historian Stan Hoig tells how the native...