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The American Indian;: From colonial times to the present (The Documentary history series)
The American Indian From colonial times to the present - The Documentary history series Author:Michael Gibson Michael Gibson describes the first disastrous contact of two hostile cultures when white men stepped ashore in the New World, almost five hundred years. A study of the life and customs of the Plains Indians is followed by the story of the Indians' experiences in the American West - between 1860 and 1890 they were decimated during the brutal Ind... more »ian Wars.
Throughout the book, Gibson presents the facts fairly and impartially by drawing both Indian and contemporary white sources. This is neither an "Indian's history" nor a "white man's version". It is an attempt to show how this appalling episode in American history could have ever taken place. The personalities of the Indian chiefs and the bleak and rocky landscapes against which much of this stotry was acted out have been brought to life by a wealth of contemporary photographs and lithographs.« less