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Encompassing more than 500 years, "American Indian History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events" is a marvelous research tool. Students will learn what occurred on a specific day, read a brief description of events, and find suggested books and websites they can turn to for more information. The guide's unique treatment and chronological arrangement make it easy for students to better understand specific events in Native American history and to trace broad themes across time.

The book covers key occurrences in Native American history from 1492 to the present. It discusses native...

Chock full of stimulating and creative term paper suggestions and vetted research resources focusing on the Colonial Era, this volume is indispensable for students, librarians, and instructors. Students from high school age to undergraduate will use it to get a jumpstart on assignments in Colonial American history with the hundreds of term paper suggestions and research information offered here in an easy-to-use format. Users can quickly choose from the 100 important events, ranging from the first attempt at colonization at the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Virginia, in 1585 to the ratification...

• Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of -First Contact- across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
• Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European...

For three decades, Native American history has been dominated by two major themes. The first is "The Cant of Conquest," the notion that all native peoples who came into contact with Europeans suffered devastating effects due to disease, alcohol, and warfare. However, the argument can be made that in some cases native peoples controlled their own fortunes, at least for awhile. The other dominant theme is the "The Contest of Cultures," the idea that Native American history needs to be examined in the context of dealings with Europeans. Europeans changed the Americas, but this approach...

• Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of -First Contact- across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
• Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European...