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Author Weatherford, Jack, 1946-

Title Native roots : how the Indians enriched America / Jack Weatherford.

Publication Info. New York : Crown, [1991]
©1991

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  973 WEATHERFORD    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.0497 WEATHERFORD    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  970.1 W378    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.0497 W362N    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 310 pages : map ; 24 cm
Contents 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index.
Subject Indians of North America.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America.
Subject North America -- Civilization -- Indian influences.
United States -- Civilization -- Indian influences.
ISBN 0517574853: $21.00 ($28.00 Can.)
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