{"product_id":"american-indians-in-the-early-sandra-mathews-benham-9781851098231","title":"American Indians in the Early West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Indians in the Early West\u003c\/i\u003e offers a concise guide to the development of American Indian communities, from the first migrations through the arrival of the Spanish, French, and Russians, to the appearance of Anglo-American traders in the easternmost portions of the West around 1800. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith coverage divided into periods and regions, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indians in the Early West\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how Indian communities evolved from hunter-gatherers to culturally recognized tribes, and examines the critical encounters of those tribes with non-Natives over the next two-and-a-half centuries. Readers will see that the issues at stake in those encounters--political control, preserving traditions, land and water rights, resistance to economic and military pressures--are very relevant to the Native American experience today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Mathews-Benham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851098232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851098231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.32w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 67","brand":"Sandra Mathews-Benham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474251464959,"sku":"9781851098231","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62c9c1f1-2bb7-4417-b186-49ce1cbb52a8.jpg?v=1762315654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-indians-in-the-early-sandra-mathews-benham-9781851098231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}