Beyond 1492 : encounters in colonial North America

by James Axtell

Book, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

E45 .A95

Publication

Publisher Unknown

Description

In this provocative and timely collection of essays--five published for the first time--one of the most important ethnohistorians writing today, James Axtell, explores the key role of imagination both in our perception of strangers and in the writing of history. Coinciding with the 500thanniversary of Columbus's ""discovery"" of America, this collection covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history. Three essays view the invasion of North America from the perspective of the Indians, whose land it was. The very first meetings, he finds, were nearly always peaceful.Other essays

Barcode

34662000587045
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