The Rediscovery of America - Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk

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A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America A National Bestseller , in accounts of American history, Indigenous peoples are often treated as largely incidental , either obstacles to be overcome or part of a narrative separate from the arc of nation-building. Blackhawk - shows that Native communities have, instead, been inseparable from the American story all along. Washington Post Book World, Books to Read in 2023, The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to understanding the evolution of modern America. Ned Blackhawk interweaves five centuries of Native and non 8209, Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century.
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    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Product dimension- 6.4" W x 9.2" H x 1.8" D
    • Genre- History
    • Publisher- Yale University Press, Publication date- 04-25-2023
    • Page count- 616
    • ISBN- 9780300244052
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What is missing from standard U.S. history

This was a necessary retelling of U.S. history with a full account of the role Native Americans played in it. It was critical of histories that excluded Native Americans, but the tone wasn’t strident. It was broad in its coverage both in time and geography. It started with the Spanish in the Southwest in the 1500’s, then the French in the North, and finally the English on the East Coast. It continued with the U.S. drive across the West to kill off or remove Native Americans and the mismanagement of Native American affairs, often intentional, through the mid 1900’s. It detailed the forced removal of Native American children into boarding schools then adoption into white families on flimsy or fabricated accusations. It ended with recent history such as the Native American civil rights movement and changes in the laws governing Native Americans.

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