America Before the European InvasionsLongman, 2002 - 259 من الصفحات Beginning with the immigrants from Asia, through inventions of agriculture, cities and kingdoms, American First Nations are integral to the history of the United States. They explored the continent, pioneered its waterways and mountain passes, cleared forests, irrigated deserts, and ranched its great plains. Invading Europeans justifies their conquests by denying the evidence of American Indian civilisations. Using her familiarity with the archaeological remains and remnants, Alice Kehoe builds a fascinating prehistory, highlighting the research puzzles along the way. This book presents an enthralling look at the depth and diversity of American history - before the Europeans and the deadly epidemics they brought with them decimated whole nations. |
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... race adapted for Holocene grasslands grazing . When , eventually , First Nations humans began managing the grasslands through regular burning , bison flourished into the uncountable millions that awed early European explorers ...
... race adapted for Holocene grasslands grazing . When , eventually , First Nations humans began managing the grasslands through regular burning , bison flourished into the uncountable millions that awed early European explorers ...
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... race because they hadn't evolved private property laws and a money economy . ' In spite of De Soto's and John Smith's ( at Jamestown ) descriptions of small kingdoms com- parable to those in much of Europe ( as late as the mid ...
... race because they hadn't evolved private property laws and a money economy . ' In spite of De Soto's and John Smith's ( at Jamestown ) descriptions of small kingdoms com- parable to those in much of Europe ( as late as the mid ...
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... race of maize grown at Cahokia . Cahokia's collapse roughly correlates with the onset of climate shifting bringing about the northern hemisphere's “ Little Ice Age , " three centuries ( AD 1550-1850 ) of somewhat colder climate . Thus ...
... race of maize grown at Cahokia . Cahokia's collapse roughly correlates with the onset of climate shifting bringing about the northern hemisphere's “ Little Ice Age , " three centuries ( AD 1550-1850 ) of somewhat colder climate . Thus ...
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First Americans | 9 |
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Nuclear America | 42 |
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