Indian Givers

Indian Givers
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780307717160
ISBN-13 : 030771716X
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Book Synopsis Indian Givers by : Jack Weatherford

Download or read book Indian Givers written by Jack Weatherford and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 “As entertaining as it is thoughtful . . . Few contemporary writers have Weatherford’s talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate.”—The Washington Post After 500 years, the world’s 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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