Natives and Newcomers: The Cultural Origins of North America

by James Axtell

Book Overview

Natives and Newcomers describes the major encounters between Indians and Europeans -- first contacts, communications, epidemics, trade and gift-giving, social and sexual mingling, work, conversions, military clashes -- and probes the short- and long-term consequences for both cultures. The end result is an accessible and often witty book which shows how encounters between Indians and Europeans ultimately shaped a distinctly American identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195137701
• ISBN13: 9780195137705
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 6.0"