Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes: Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition, (Paperback)

from ElizabethChapman

As the title suggests, this is a collection of essays by nine modern-day Native Americans whose tribal lands Lewis and Clark traveled through on their journey across the North American continent. Perhaps the most surprising -- and revealing -- aspect of this book for me was that the coming of Lew...

from ElizabethChapman

As the title suggests, this is a collection of essays by nine modern-day Native Americans whose tribal lands Lewis and Clark traveled through on their journey across the North American continent. Perhaps the most surprising -- and revealing -- aspect of this book for me was that the coming of Lew...

from buffalogr

Most historians credit Lewis and Clark with a courageous exploration of new territory; this book provides a view from the perspective of the existing people on the land. This anthology is a collection of essays by nine modern-day Native Americans. In it, we learn that the expedition was about Ame...

from dougb56586

Essays by: Vine Deloria, J Debra Magpie Earling Mark N Trahant Bill Yellowtail Roberta Conne Gerald A Bake Allen V Pinkham, S Roberta and Richard Basch N Scott Momaday This is a short but interesting collection of essays from Native American written in conjunction with the elapse of 200 years sin...

from jveezer

It's always interesting to see through the eyes of the "other" in any event, whether it's a mythologized, patriotic event like the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a battle or war or revolution, a protest, or a first date. In some ways, this book reminds me of Howard Zinn's superb A People's History o...