Indian Givers

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780307717153 Author(s): Jack Weatherford Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2010 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 368

Description: An utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world, with a new introduction by the author âAs entertaining as it is thoughtful . . . Few contemporary writers have Weatherfordâs talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate.ââThe Washington PostAfter 500 years, the worldâs huge debt to the wisdom of the Native Americans has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Native Americans to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.

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