"Times are altered with us"
Subtitle: American Indians from contact to the New Republic
By: Roger M. Carpenter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118733257; 9781118733240
Subjects: Indians of North America; History; First contact with Europeans; Colonization; Government relations; Social change; Ethnic relations; HISTORY / United States / General
Description: "Times Are Altered with Us : American Indians from Contact to the New Republic offers a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year-period of the history of Native Americans and their interactions with Europeans--and then Americans--from 1492 to 1800. Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of 'First Contact' across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts  Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European peoples--Spanish, French, Dutch, English, and Russian--up to the start of tenuous and stormy relations with the new American government. Charts the rapid decline in American Indian populations due to factors including epidemic Old World diseases, genocide and warfare by explorers and colonists, tribal warfare, and the detrimental effects of resource ruination and displacement from traditional lands. Features a completely up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field. Incorporates useful student features, including maps, illustrations, and a comprehensive and evaluative Bibliographical Essay. Written in an engaging style by an expert in Native American history and designed for use in both the U.S. history survey as well as dedicated courses in Native American studies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1492 and Before; title: Encountering the Spanish; title: Encounters with the French; title: English and Native people in the Southeast; title: Native Americans in New England; title: The Five Nations, the Dutch, and the Iroquois Wars; title: Seeking a Middle Ground; title: The Imperial Wars; title: Pontiac's Rebellion; title: The Great Plains and the Far West; title: Native Americans and the American Revolution; title: Coping with the New Republic.