| Blood and Land: The Story of Native North America Contributor(s): King, J. C. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0141976306 ISBN-13: 9780141976303 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | North American - History | Native American |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (1.05 lbs) 672 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blood and Land is a dazzling, panoramic account of the history and achievements of Native North Americans, and why they matter today. It is about why no understanding of the wider world is possible without comprehending the original inhabitants of the United States and Canada: Native Americans, First Nations and Arctic peoples. This highly personal book, based on years of travel and first-hand research in North America, introduces a deeply complex story, of myriad identities and determined ethnicities - from the desert Southwest to the high Arctic, from first contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the challenges of Native leadership today. Instead of writing a chronological history, King confronts the reader with the paradoxes, diversity and successes of Native North Americans. Their astonishing ingenuity and supple intelligence enabled, after centuries of suffering both violence and dispossession, a striking level of recovery, optimism and autonomy in the twenty-first century. Beautifully illustrated and filled with arresting and surprising stories, Blood and Land looks well beyond the 'feathers-and-failure' narratives beloved by historians to show us Native North America as it was and is. |