Natives and Newcomers describes the major encounters between Indians and Europeans -- first contacts, communications, epidemics, trade and gift-giving, social a

According to convential nineteenth-century wisdom, societies of European origin were naturally progressive; native societies were static. One consequence of thi

A collection of articles that describe the relationships and encounters between Native Americans and Europeans throughout American history.

Although much has been written about the Old Northwest, The Boundaries between Us fills a void in this historical literature by examining the interaction betwee

In this concise but sweeping study, James Axtell depicts the complete range of transformations in southeastern Indian cultures as a result of contact, and often