Brings the whole story into focus-as it really happened. Meet these men and women, the memory of whom still haunts America-and get acquainted with an integral part of our heritage-in this honest and informative celebration of the American Indian.
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YA-- An easy-to-read book that is packed with information covering customs, history, and art of every major tribe in North America. Laid out regionally and chronologically, it is an ideal reference. The maps, drawings, and diagrams bring the well-written text to life. Short sections highlight specific aspects of a culture such as basketry of California tribes or building a dugout canoe. The fine illustrations that accompany them will spark interest in learning more about the cultures. Of special note is the section dealing with current Native American issues. Finally, there is a helpful listing of museums, archeological sites, and special ceremonies. A fine addition to high school libraries that will help students in history, art, and humanities.
- Sandi Hammonds, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Sandi Hammonds, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Introductory text for the student.,
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This review is from: America's Fascinating Indian Heritage: The First Americans: Their Customs, Art, History and How They Lived (Hardcover)
This book is used extensively at local colleges in the area of Chico, California, including CSU Chico and Butte College. It has some minor errors that any instructor should be able to pick up on and correct for the student, but overall is a good introductory text; it is very readable, is full of wonderful color plates, and is one of few texts that people may actually want to keep around as a coffee table book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Good Introductory Textbook About Native Americans,
By G. Bondar (Greensburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: America's Fascinating Indian Heritage: The First Americans: Their Customs, Art, History and How They Lived (Hardcover)
America's Fascinating Indian Heritage, by Reader's Digest, provides an informative, readable, and engaging introduction to Native American societies of the American continent north of Mexico. Although intended for a popular audience, the detailed contributions of the expert editorial staff have produced a volume that is both educational and entertaining. Structured using a "Culture Area" model, the book is divided into chapters that describe the lifeways of similar societies living in similar environments.What makes this book distinctive from other, more authoritive, texts is its rich supply of full color maps and illustrations, many of which document rarely seen events and artifacts. Others clearly illustrate such complex processes as a seasonal round in the Great Basin, the construction of a canoe in the Subarctic, and the assembly of a tipi in the Plains. In addition, the text of each chapter contains various _fictional_ first-person narritives describing details of daily life in these societies. While the usefulness, accuracy, and appropriateness of these "accounts" are questioned by some, in most cases, I've found that they help readers and students to imagine, sympathize, understand, and relate with these traditional lifeways. As such, they add more than they detract from the educational value of this text. However, there are some obvious factual errors which most be guarded against, whose presence may be evidence of the potentially dated nature of this volume, originally from 1978. Similarly, any new developments and discoveries of the last twenty-five years are not represented. Further, from the perspective of this Archaeologist, discussion of the prehistoric and developmental aspects of these societies is incomplete. Yet, despite these failings, the interest and enthusiasm this book instills about Native American cultures and how they lived, and its rich factual content, ensures that America's Fascinating Indian Heritage will remain a widely-used introductory text for this subject.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly informative,
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This review is from: America's Fascinating Indian Heritage: The First Americans: Their Customs, Art, History and How They Lived (Hardcover)
Highly informative. Well organized. Easy to read. Illustrated superbly.Provides the reader a basic source of information on the subject.
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