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This country was ours : a documentary history of the American Indian / by Virgil J. Vogel.

By:

Vogel, Virgil J [author of introduction, commentator for written text, compiler]

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Material type: Text

0060145099
9780060145095

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DDC classification:

970.1

LOC classification:

E 77.2 .V63 1972

Online resources:

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Contents:

Foreword / by Sol Tax -- 1. History of the Indian: Contrasting Views / Saul Bellow and President John F. Kennedy -- 2. Distorted History / George Wharton James, Bernard De Voto, Charles A. Beard, Carl L. Becker, and Buffy Sainte-Marie --

I. Before Columbus came : Prehistory -- II. From the discovery and settlement to the beginning of the Revolutionary War 1492-1775 -- III. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War 1775-1861 -- IV. From the Civil War to the present 1861-1972 -- V. The Indian in perspective.

Summary: "Numerous extracts from firsthand accounts and documents provide both Indian and white perspectives on the life styles, white relations, and tragic plight of the North American natives since the early European invasions" - From online.Summary: "This significant documentary goes beyond a mere source book to counteract the romanticized traditions of American Indian history - the only book of such breadth. It presents the Indian's side, in his own words where possible, as well as the side of those who were anti-Indian, in treaties, Indian accounts, letters, memoirs, speeches, and journals." - From online.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
BOOKS	Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks	The Karl H. Niebyl Collection	E 77.2 .V63 1972 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	RFL	Not For Loan Damaged	cracked spine, pages falling out.		NPML22020008

This resource includes seven appendices with various resources for more information about Native Americans. These are as follows: significant dates in American Indian history organized by year with titles and brief descriptions, an alphabetical list of famous Americans of 'Indian' descent with their attributed tribe and a short biography, a list of selected audio-visual aids organized by medium and title with a short description and instructions on how to access them, museums, government agencies, and organizations organized by state with addresses for and brief descriptions of each, and lastly, publications organized alphabetically, with a brief description and subscription information for each one.

"This resource includes a table with preliminary census figures for 1970 of the American Indian population of the United States." -- From the text.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-453) and index.

"Numerous extracts from firsthand accounts and documents provide both Indian and white perspectives on the life styles, white relations, and tragic plight of the North American natives since the early European invasions" - From online.

"This significant documentary goes beyond a mere source book to counteract the romanticized traditions of American Indian history - the only book of such breadth. It presents the Indian's side, in his own words where possible, as well as the side of those who were anti-Indian, in treaties, Indian accounts, letters, memoirs, speeches, and journals." - From online.

From the library of Karl and Elizabeth Niebyl.

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