品牌：Dorothy Lippert
基本信息
·出版社：John Wiley & Sons
·页码：364 页码
·出版日：2007年
·ISBN：0470148411
·条码：9780470148419
·装帧：平装
·丛书名：For Dummies (History, Biography & Politics)
内容简介
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Native American History For Dummies introduces readers to the thousand-year-plus history of the first inhabitants of North America and explains their influence on the European settlement of the continent. Covering the history and customs of the scores of tribes that once populated the land, this friendly guide features vivid studies of the lives of such icons as Pocahontas, Sitting Bull, and Sacagawea; discusses warfare and famous battles, offering new perspectives from both battle lines; and includes new archaeological and forensic evidence, as well as oral histories that show events from the perspective of these indigenous peoples. The author worked in concert with Native American authorities, institutions, and historical experts to provide a wide range of insight and information.Dorothy Lippert (Arlington, VA), a member of the Choctaw nation, is the supervising archaeologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. She is a lecturer on Native American topics and a contributor to journals including American Indian Quarterly and Smithsonian magazine. Stephen J. Spignesi (East Haven, CT) is the author or coauthor of 40 nonfiction books; his most recent is George Washington's Leadership Lessons (0-470-08887-7).
作者简介
Dorothy Lippert, PhD:Dorothy is Choctaw and an archaeologist. She received her BA from Rice University and her MA and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She works in the Repatriation Office of the National Museum of Natural History. Dorothy serves on the Executive of the World Archaeological Congress and on the Board of Directors for the Society for American Archaeology. Her research interests include the development of Indigenous archaeology, repatriation, ethics, and the archaeology and bioarchaeology of the Southeastern United States.Stephen J. Spignesi:Stephen Spignesi is a best-selling author of more than 40 books, including his highly-acclaimed debut novel,DIALOGUES(Bantam). His latest book isGeorge Washington’s Leadership Lessons(Wiley) written with James Rees, the Executive Director of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. He is also the co-author ofSecond Homes for Dummies(Wiley). His book,JFK Jr.(Citadel), was a New York Times best-seller.
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