Indian givers
Subtitle: how Native Americans transformed the world
By: Jack Weatherford
Edition: 1st. Three Rivers Press ed.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780307717153
Subjects: Civilization; Indian influences; Modern Civilization; Indians of North America; History; Colonization
Description: "Beloved author Jack Weatherford's classic work is now available with a new introduction by the author. 'Indian Givers' is the utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world."--P.[4] of cover.
Notes: "With a new introduction by the author"--T.p.

"Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Crown Publishers...New York, in 1988."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- -- 1.; title: Silver and money capitalism -- -- 2.; title: Piracy, slavery, and the birth of corporations -- -- 3. The; title: American Indian path to industrialization -- -- 4. The; title: food revolution -- -- 5.; title: Indian agricultural technology -- -- 6. The; title: culinary revolution -- -- 7.; title: Liberty, anarchism, and the noble savage -- -- 8. The; title: founding Indian fathers -- -- 9.; title: Red sticks and revolution -- -- 10. The; title: Indian healer -- -- 11. The; title: drug connection -- -- 12.; title: Architecture and urban planning -- -- 13. The; title: pathfinders -- -- 14.; title: When will America be discovered? --; title: References --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: Index.