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Europeans and native Americans

2019
Describes and explains the impact made by Europeans on the lives of various Native American tribes of North, Central, and South America, from the first contact in 1492 to the damage inflicted by Russians in the Aleutian Islands in the eighteenth century.

Native Americans and European settlers

The United States of America was born of cooperation and conflict. On one side were the Native Americans, represented by dozens of different tribes from coast to coast. On the other were the European settlers, who flocked to the New World seeking freedom or fortune. What began as a sometimes friendly and cooperative relationship soon led to bitter and bloody conflicts as the young and fragile nation sought its identity. This book explores the complex history and the turbulent relations between native people and the new settlers in North America.

Native Americans and European settlers

2020
Explores the history of the relations between native people and the new settlers in North America.

1621

a new look at Thanksgiving
Draws on re-enactments, historical records, and oral legends to explore the events surrounding the first Thanksgiving celebration.

Fifth sun

a new history of the Aztecs
2019
"This . . . revisionist history of the Aztecs, told through their own words, explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest and finding ways to survive, offering an empathetic interpretation for experts and non-specialists alike"--Amazon.
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First encounters

native voices on the coming of the Europeans
2010
A collection of first-person accounts in which indigenous people around the world describe their first interactions with European settlers.
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Francisco Coronado

Chronicles the life and journeys of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who searched the lands north of Mexico, or New Spain, for the legendary Seven Cities of C?bola.

Hernando de Soto

first European to cross the Mississippi
"[Presents the biography of Hernando de Soto.] In the 1500s, Hernando de Soto traveled throughout Central America and Peru, as well as the southeastern areas of the United States, in search of treasures and land for Spain. Although he may have had Spain's best interests at heart, de Soto and his expedition left a deadly trail of disease in their wake. De Soto would never find the rumored riches he sought. But he did discover the Mississippi River"--Provided by publisher.
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Colonial interactions with native Americans

2018
"European settlements in the colonies would never have survived without help from Native American tribes. As the European population grew, so did conflicts with the indigenous people who were being taxed, attacked, and pushed out by the newcomers. Readers hear from both sides in a relationship that rapidly went from good to bad."--Amazon.com.
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North America

2016
This book details the history of North America, before and after the arrival of Europeans.
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