Author: JOSEPHY, ALVIN M.
Title: 500 Nations - an Illustrated History of North American Indians
Description: London, Hutchinson. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0712674217). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. A large format volume of 468 pages. First UK edition. This is the epic story of the hundreds of Indian nations that have inhabited North America for more than 15,000 years and of their centuries-long struggle with the Europeans. It is a story of friendship, treachery, courage and war. It begins when Columbus disembarked at Hispaniola among the Arawaks in 1492 and comes to a climax in 1890 when the last groups of Sioux were moved onto a reservation following the massacre at Wounded Knee. Written by the historian Alvin Josephy, and lavisly illustrated with nearly 500 paintings, woodcuts, drawings, photographs and Indian artifacts, this authoritative and beautiful book shows the many worlds of the North American Indians. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.95 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST B2F. Fine/No Jacket.

Keywords: North American Indians, Christopher Columbus, Wounded Knee, Deganawida, Tecumseh, Sequoyah, Satanta, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Cochise, Geronimo 0712674217


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