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  • Sod Busting

    How Families Made Farms on the 19th-Century Plains

    af David B. Danbom ...
    Serier serie How Things Worked
    "An excellent introduction to the challenges and opportunities of agricultural life in a difficult region for farming . . . elegantly written." —Jeff Bremer, The Annals of IowaPrairie busting is central to the lore of westward expansion, but how was it actually accomplished with little more than animal and human power? In Sod Busting, David B. Danbom challenges students to think about the many ... Læs mere

    Før 83,00 kr. Nu 66,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • The Inconvenient Indian

    A Curious Account of Native People in North America

    af Thomas King ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the RBC Taylor PrizeFinalist for Canada ReadsFinalist for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction**Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, The Inconvenient Indian distills the insights gleaned from Thomas King’s critical examination of the history and experience of Native peoples in North America, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship ... Læs mere

    105,49 kr.

  • The Lakotas and the Black Hills

    The Struggle for Sacred Ground

    af Jeffrey Ostler ...
    The story of the Lakota Sioux's loss of their spiritual homelands and their remarkable legal battle to regain itThe Lakota Indians counted among their number some of the most famous Native Americans, including Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Their homeland was in the magnificent Black Hills in South Dakota, where they found plentiful game and held religious ceremonies at charged locations like Devil ... Læs mere

    45,26 kr.

  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

    af Anton Treuer ...
    "I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, ... Læs mere

    95,99 kr.

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  • Rez Life

    An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

    af David Treuer ...
    A prize-winning writer offers "an affecting portrait of his childhood home, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, and his people, the Ojibwe" ( The New York Times).A member of the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota, David Treuer grew up on Leech Lake Reservation, but was educated in mainstream America. Exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture, Rez ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Legacy of Conquest

    The Unbroken Past of the American West

    af Patricia Nelson Limerick, Ph.D. ...
    "Limerick is one of the most engaging historians writing today." --Richard WhiteThe "settling" of the American West has been perceived throughout the world as a series of quaint, violent, and romantic adventures. But in fact, Patricia Nelson Limerick argues, the West has a history grounded primarily in economic reality; in hardheaded questions of profit, loss, competition, and consolidation. Here ... Læs mere

    128,49 kr.

  • American Indians

    Stereotypes & Realities

    af Devon A. Mihesuah ...
    American Indians: Stereotypes & Realities provides an informative and engaging Indian perspective on common misconceptions concerning American Indians which afflict public and even academic circles to this very day. Written in a highly accessible stereotype/reality format, it includes numerous illustrations and brief bibliographies on each topic PLUS these appendices: * Do's and Don'ts for those ... Læs mere

    88,99 kr.

  • Cattle Kingdom

    The Hidden History of the Cowboy West

    af Christopher Knowlton ...
    **"The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!" —Douglas Brinkley, The New York Times–bestselling author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaThe open-range cattle era lasted barely a quarter century, but it left America irrevocably changed. Cattle Kingdom ... Læs mere

    118,86 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Wisconsin

    af Erika Janik ...
    Rediscover Wisconsin history from the very beginning. A Short History of Wisconsin recounts the landscapes, people, and traditions that have made the state the multifaceted place it is today. With an approach both comprehensive and accessible, historian Erika Janik covers several centuries of Wisconsin's remarkable past, showing how the state was shaped by the same world wars, waves of new ... Læs mere

    79,18 kr.

  • James J. Hill

    Empire Builder of the Northwest

    af Michael P. Malone ...
    Serier serie The Oklahoma Western Biographies
    In this volume, Michael P. Malone provides a succinct interpretive biography of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder"-so called for his work in developing the region of the United States between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest.Malone explores Hill’s complex life and personality, his activities and interests, and recreates both the story of the railroad race to the Pacific and the complex ... Læs mere

    129,49 kr.

  • We’Ve Done Them Wrong!

    A History of the Native American Indians and How the United States Treated Them

    af George E. Saurman ...
    From the mountains, to the prairiesTo the oceans white with foam,Every Native AmericanMust leave his home. l.Imagine that someone comes to your home and forces you at gunpoint to leave. Your response might be termed savage.Savage was how the New World invaders described American Indians. Settlers chased them across the continent, as the government signed treaties that they later broke. They also ... Læs mere

    36,25 kr.

  • Shmoop US History Guide: Native American History

    af Shmoop ...
    Dive deep into the history of Native American History anywhere you go: on a plane, on a mountain, in a canoe, under a tree. Or grab a flashlight and read Shmoop under the covers. Shmoop's award-winning US History Guides are now available on your eReader. Shmoop eBooks are like having a trusted, fun, chatty, expert history-tour-guide always by your side, no matter where you are (or how late it is ... Læs mere

    23,10 kr.