The Native Americans: An Illustrated History - Hardcover

Betty Ballantine; Ian Ballantine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852274433 ISBN 13: 9781852274436

Publisher: Virgin Books, 1994

Synopsis

Spanning a thousand generations, from the time Ice Age man first set foot on this continent to the present day, this book is respectful of the point of view of native Americans. Written by well-known authorities of Native American history and culture, it is lavishly illustrated with photos, maps, and the work of both historic and contemporary Indian artists.

About this title

About the Author:

Consulting editor David Hurst Thomas is Curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History.Consulting editor Lorrann Pendleton has been a scientific assistant in Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History since 1980.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 5-8--Like the successful "Eyewitness" books, this series has a large format, captionlike texts, and an extravagant museum of illustrations. Large fold-out pages illustrate big ideas[...] Each book tackles a broad subject, but glossaries, indexes, time lines, and maps help unify the information. Small boxes scattered throughout are obviously meant to capture readers' attention, but they sometimes backfire, as when the facts they provide are too mundane or obscure for the intended audience. [...] Native Americans lumps Indian cultures together and, by doing so, is able to make comparisons of many cultures. It shows, for example, various modes of native transportation, and compares different lifestyles (farming, fishing, foraging, etc.). This approach works well when examining artifacts, but less well as an examination of ongoing, living cultures. Marlene Smith-Baranzini and Howard Egger-Bovet's Book of American Indians (Little, 1994) lacks the vivid full-color illustrations of this book, but gives readers a more complete picture. [...]Attractive but somewhat dry overviews. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1852274433
• ISBN 13: 9781852274436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480