The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity)

The Native American History of the United States: A Sweeping Retelling of Indigenous Peoples' Struggle, Survival, and Resurgence is a groundbreaking book that challenges the traditional narrative of U.S.

history by centering the experiences of Native Americans.

By interweaving five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century, Ned Blackhawk reveals the enduring power, agency, and survival of Indigenous peoples.

This transformative synthesis shows how European colonization was never a predetermined success, how Native nations helped shape England's crisis of empire, and how the first shots of the American Revolution were prompted by Indian affairs in the interior.

The book also explores the impact of federal policies on California Indians during the Civil War and how twentieth-century reservation activists refashioned American law and policy.

By presenting post-1492 history as a series of encounters between the various peoples of the Americas and the peoples from Europe, Africa, and Asia, Blackhawk's retelling of U.S.

history yields a truer account of the United States and reveals anew the varied meanings of America.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complex and often overlooked role of Native Americans in shaping the course of American history.