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Dewey Decimal Number: 970.00497 EAN: 9780895778192 ISBN: 089577819X Label: Readers Digest Manufacturer: Readers Digest Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: April 02, 1996 Publisher: Readers Digest Studio: Readers Digest Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A fascinating look at our common history as the first Americans experienced it. Lavishly illustrated, with hundreds of photos, paintings, drawings, maps, original illustrations, and rare archival images. The story is amplified by memorable quotations from native people. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Vital, honest, and beautiful perspectiveExtemely well-done! I actually bought this in hopes of more information on various tribes, but what I serendipitiously got instead was the history of the Native American Indians in relation to colonization (not that there is plenty of culture-specific information). The photos and illustrations do more than serve their purpose in bringing the information to life. It is well-researched, well-collected, and well-organized. Plus, it looks abosolutely beautiful. I am almost tempted to say that it is biased ... Read More Rating: - Missing Key EventsThis book is good but I have problems with it. It is far too generalized and doesn't contain relevant details of important events. In 1996 I began researching Native Americans/American Indians because I was aware of Indian traits from my family tree, one on my mother's side and one on my father's side. Since then, I have learned a few things that are not mentioned in this book, which I believe are significant enough to warrant mention. They are the first official "Thanksgiving" following ... Read More Rating:  - A good book on the subjectReader's Digest produces good work when it comes to books of this kind on various subjects. I enjoyed this book. Well written. Nicely illustrated. A good source of information. Great for anyone who wishes a basic view on this subject. Rating: - Through Indian EyesThis is one of the best books I've ever read about Native American life. Plentiful pictures and illustrations add so much to the subject matter. Truly great! Rating: - Our greatest shameThis oversized and lavishly illustrated volume is a readable and sweeping history of the Indian societies that were disrupted and in many cases, destroyed, by the coming of the white man. The book begins with an overview of the earliest Americans, those who crossed the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska during the last Ice Age, 12,000 to 30,000 years ago, "possibly much earlier," and, most likely, were responsible for the final extinction of the large mammals - sabre tooth tigers, mammoths, ... Read More 
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