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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452060703321

Autore

Mathews Sandra K. <1963->

Titolo

American Indians in the early West [[electronic resource] /] / Sandra K. Mathews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2008

ISBN

1-281-37647-7

9786611376475

1-85109-824-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Cultures in the American West

Disciplina

978.004/97

Soggetti

Indians of North America - West (U.S.) - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Preface; Maps; 1 Origins and Migrations; 2 The Rio Grande Valley and Beyond; 3 From the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico; 4 From the Saint Lawrence and Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains; 5 From the Aleutian Chain to Northern California; 6 Historiography and Major Issues in the Study of American Indian History; Chronology; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Thousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800.