Native roots : how the Indians enriched America /
Weatherford, Jack, 1946-
Native roots : how the Indians enriched America / Jack Weatherford. - New York : Crown, c1991 - 310 pages : map ; 24 cm
Jack McIver Weatherford, né en 1946 à Dovesville en Caroline du Sud, est un professeur émérite DeWitt Wallace d'anthropologie, spécialiste des sociétés tribales, connu en particulier pour ses travaux sur les Mongols.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index.
The road to Tuktoyaktuk -- Pyramids on the Mississippi -- Women (and a few men) who led the way -- Firestorm -- The tree in American history -- Hunting -- How the fur trade shaped the American economy -- Beads and buildings -- Corn, cotton, and tobacco -- The trade in Indian slaves -- Fishing for food and profit -- Guerrillas and warriors -- America's patron saint -- Americanization of the English language -- The naming of North America -- North America's Inca historian -- Intellectual mining -- Mixed-blood nation -- The white roots of peace.
0517574853
91006520
Indians of North America.
United States--Civilization--Indian influences.
North America--Civilization--Indian influences.
Dust jackets (Binding)--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
E77 / .W418 1991
973/.0497
Native roots : how the Indians enriched America / Jack Weatherford. - New York : Crown, c1991 - 310 pages : map ; 24 cm
Jack McIver Weatherford, né en 1946 à Dovesville en Caroline du Sud, est un professeur émérite DeWitt Wallace d'anthropologie, spécialiste des sociétés tribales, connu en particulier pour ses travaux sur les Mongols.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index.
The road to Tuktoyaktuk -- Pyramids on the Mississippi -- Women (and a few men) who led the way -- Firestorm -- The tree in American history -- Hunting -- How the fur trade shaped the American economy -- Beads and buildings -- Corn, cotton, and tobacco -- The trade in Indian slaves -- Fishing for food and profit -- Guerrillas and warriors -- America's patron saint -- Americanization of the English language -- The naming of North America -- North America's Inca historian -- Intellectual mining -- Mixed-blood nation -- The white roots of peace.
0517574853
91006520
Indians of North America.
United States--Civilization--Indian influences.
North America--Civilization--Indian influences.
Dust jackets (Binding)--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
E77 / .W418 1991
973/.0497