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A History of US; Book 1: The First Americans (Prehistory-1600)

ISBN: 9780195127522 | 0195127528
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 4/1/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
The first volume in this outstanding series traces the history of America from prehistory through the coming of the Europeans, with emphasis on the development of Native American culture.

A History of US is a 10-volume storyteller's history of our nation written for young people from 9 to 99. It begins tens of thousands of years ago with some hunters and seagoers who head east in search of game and fish. The story continues through time and place, telling of others who sail west over a broad ocean to the same opule... MORE
History? Why?
11(3)
Away with Time
14(2)
In the Beginning
16... MORE(5)
Feature: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries
18(3)
How the First Americans Became Indians
21(5)
Feature: Some Thoughts on Dinosaurs and the Earth
24(2)
Put On Your Earmuffs
26(5)
Feature: Life in the Far North
28(3)
Cliff Dwellers and Others
31(4)
The Show-Offs
35(5)
Feature: Life on the Northwest Coast
38(2)
Taking a Tour
40(4)
Plains Indians Are Not Plain at All
44(5)
Feature: Life on the Great Plains
47(1)
Feature: How Did They Say ``Mom''?
48(1)
Mound for Mound, Those Are Heavy Hills
49(5)
Feature: Digging Up Dirt on the Mound Builders
53(1)
Indians of the Eastern Forests
54(4)
People of the Long House
58(4)
Let's Turn North
62(7)
Feature: The Vikings at L'anse Aux Meadows
66(1)
Feature: How Do You Know What You Know?
67(1)
Feature: Navigation Instruments
68(1)
The Power of the Press
69(3)
A Boy Named Christopher Has a Dream
72(5)
A New Land is ``Discovered''
77(5)
Feature: From Columbus's Pen
81(1)
The Next Voyage
82(5)
Stowaways: Worms and a Dog
87(3)
Sailing Around the World
90(5)
What's in a Name?
95(4)
Feature: The First Map to Include ``America''
96(3)
About Beliefs and Ideas
99(4)
Feature: Stories of How the World Began
102(1)
New Spain
103(10)
Feature: Ways of Reading and Writing
109(1)
Feature: Life among the Maya and Aztec
110(2)
Feature: Tenochtitlan
112(1)
Ponce de Leon, Pizarro, and Spanish Colonies
113(3)
Gloom, Doom, and a Bit of Cheer
116(2)
North of New Spain
118(4)
Being a Conquistador with Coronado
122(4)
Conquistadors: California to Florida
126(5)
A Place Called Santa Fe
131(2)
Las Casas Cares
133(5)
The Big Picture
138(2)
From Spain to England to France
140(2)
France in America: Pirates and Adventurers
142(4)
Rain, Ambush, and Murder
146(3)
New France
149(5)
Feature: Traveling by Canoe and Portage
152(2)
Elizabeth and Friends
154(2)
Utopia in America
156(3)
Lost: A Colony
159(5)
Feature: From John White's Log
163(1)
An Armada Is a Fleet of Ships
164(2)
The End: Keep Reading
166(2)
Chronology of Events168(2)
More Books to Read170(2)
Picture Credits172(1)
Index173(4)
A Note from the Author177

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