Native Roots
How the Indians Enriched America
Published on 23. June 2010
320 pages
978-0-307-75541-4 (ISBN)
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"Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'" (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But as anthropologist Jack Weatherford, author of INDIAN GIVERS, brilliantly shows, the Europeans actually grafted their civilization onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins--all derive from American Indians ways that we consistently fail to see.
Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But as anthropologist Jack Weatherford, author of INDIAN GIVERS, brilliantly shows, the Europeans actually grafted their civilization onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins--all derive from American Indians ways that we consistently fail to see.
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Jack Weatherford is the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, and The History of Money, among other acclaimed books. A specialist in tribal peoples, he was for many years a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota and now divides his time between the United States and Mongolia.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Map
- Chapter 1 - The Road to Tuktoyaktuk
- Chapter 2 - Pyramids on the Mississippi
- Chapter 3 - Women (and a Few Men) Who Led the Way
- Chapter 4 - Firestorm
- Chapter 5 - The Tree in American History
- Chapter 6 - Hunting
- Chapter 7 - How the Fur Trade Shaped the American Economy
- Chapter 8 - Beads and Buildings
- Chapter 9 - Corn, Cotton, and Tobacco
- Chapter 10 - The Trade in Indian Slaves
- Chapter 11 - Fishing for Food and Profit
- Chapter 12 - Guerrillas and Warriors
- Chapter 13 - America's Patron Saint
- Chapter 14 - Americanization of the English Language
- Chapter 15 - The Naming of North America
- Chapter 16 - North America's Inca Historian
- Chapter 17 - Intellectual Mining
- Chapter 18 - Mixed-Blood Nation
- Chapter 19 - The White Roots of Peace
- Bibliography
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Other Books By This Author
- About the Author
