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Book 55: Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the world

 Book
Collection number: 55

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.

Dates

  • circa 1850-2023

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )

Language

English

General

Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the world Jack Weatherford Ballantine Books 1988 0-449-90496-2 Weatherford, J. (1988). Indian givers: How the Indians of the Americas transformed the world. Ballantine Books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix 1. Silver and Money Capitalism 1 2. Piracy, Slavery, and the Birth of Corporations 21 3. The American Indian Path to Industrialization 39 4. The Food Revolution 59 5. Indian Agricultural Technology 79 6. The Culinary Revolution 99 7. Liberty, Anarchism, and the Noble Savage 117 8. The Founding Indian Fathers 133 9. Red Sticks and Revolution 151 10. The Indian Healer 175 11. The Drug Connection. ., 197 12. Architecture and Urban Planning. ... 217 13. The Pathfinders 235 14. When Will America Be Discovered? 249 References 257 Index 267

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)