The Indian Peoples of Eastern America: A Documentary History of the Sexes

by James Axtell

Book Overview

Using the human life cycle as an organizational framework, Axtell has gathered a broad range of 17th and 18th century European documentation on Native North Americans. With its lucid introductions to each entry, suggestions for further reading, and bibliography, this sourcebook is invaluable for courses in history, anthropology, and native American and women's studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195027418
• ISBN13: 9780195027419
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Indian Peoples Of Eastern America

James Axtell has done an admirable job of choosing eye-witness accounts written by some of the first Europeans to encounter the Natives of the New World. The accounts that were written in later centuries also provide valuable information. Mr. Axtell explains that, despite their cultural biases, these men were often very perceptive in their observations of peoples whose appearance and cultures were so foreign to them. I believe any serious student Of Native Americans would enjoy reading this book. Look for other books by this author.