Author: Barry Lopez
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307806464
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.
The Rediscovery of North America
Author: Barry Lopez
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307806464
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307806464
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.
Rediscovery of North America
Author: Barry Holstun Lopez
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417718757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Five hundred years after Columbus' landing in America, the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and Crossing Open Ground delivers a devastating assessment of the explorer's legacy and takes the first step toward its redemption.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417718757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Five hundred years after Columbus' landing in America, the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and Crossing Open Ground delivers a devastating assessment of the explorer's legacy and takes the first step toward its redemption.
The Discovery of North America
Author: William Patterson Cumming
Publisher: New York: American Heritage Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: New York: American Heritage Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Discovery of North America
Author: William Patterson Cumming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
After the Ice Age
Author: E.C. Pielou
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226668096
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226668096
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.
Opening Up North America, 1497-1800
Author: Caroline Cox
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1604131969
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1604131969
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.
Faces from the Past
Author: James M. Deem
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
ISBN: 9780547370248
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Traces the efforts of a scientific team to learn about the life and culture of a person whose skeletal remains are traced to prehistoric times, profiling the valuable technical achievements of artists who use special skills to reconstruct faces from archaeological remains. 10,000 first printing.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
ISBN: 9780547370248
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Traces the efforts of a scientific team to learn about the life and culture of a person whose skeletal remains are traced to prehistoric times, profiling the valuable technical achievements of artists who use special skills to reconstruct faces from archaeological remains. 10,000 first printing.
New American World
Author: David B. Quinn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780405107597
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780405107597
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Native Intoxicants of North America
Author: Sean Rafferty
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621906308
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"This book discusses the cultural significance that narcotics, stimulants, and hallucinogens had on prehistoric societies, whether used for ritual, medicinal, or even recreational purposes. Rafferty notes that prehistoric intoxicants can be found in sites ranging throughout North America, and their use, though varied, presents a near-universal human disposition toward the use of drugs to achieve certain social and spiritual goals and states of consciousness"--
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621906308
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"This book discusses the cultural significance that narcotics, stimulants, and hallucinogens had on prehistoric societies, whether used for ritual, medicinal, or even recreational purposes. Rafferty notes that prehistoric intoxicants can be found in sites ranging throughout North America, and their use, though varied, presents a near-universal human disposition toward the use of drugs to achieve certain social and spiritual goals and states of consciousness"--
John Cabot and the Rediscovery of North America
Author: Charles J. Shields
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
ISBN: 9780791064382
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
ISBN: 9780791064382
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.