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1	Island of the Blue Dolphins more books like this by Scott O'Dell "A haunting and unusual story based on the fact that in the early 1800s an Indian girl spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California. . . . A quiet acceptance of fate characterizes her ordeal".--School Library Journal, starred review. William Allen White Award; ALA Notable Children's Book; Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen Why do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain--textbooks that are embarrassing combinations of blind patriotism and outright lies--but reinstates suppressed information in a fascinating chronology. 26 photos. see all copies from $2.05! new only from $9.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West more books like this by Dee Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century. When it was first published in 1971, both reviewers and the reading public responded first with shock, then a deep sense of shame, calling it "shattering" (Washington Post) ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.39! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian more books like this by Sherman Alexie Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. see all copies from $9.81! new only from $9.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Sign of the Beaver more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight in Heaven more books like this by Sherman Alexie A short-story sequence set on a reservation of the Spokane Indian tribe in eastern Washington State. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Indian in the Cupboard more books like this by Lynne Reid Banks On his birthday, Omri receives a number of unusual gifts--a dilapidated cupboard from his brother, an old key (that, strangely enough, fits the cupboard's lock) from his mother, and a small plastic toy shaped like a Native American warrior from his friend Patrick. When Omri locks the toy in the cupboard, he is shocked when it magically becomes a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West more books like this by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's BLOOD MERIDIAN is an epic nightmare of a novel. Set in the 1850s on the Tex-Mex border, it is about a 14-year-old runaway--known only as "the kid"--who comes of age in a brutal culture. Joining up with a gang of Indian-killers, the kid learns to kill Apaches for bounty. Barely escaping with his life from a group bent on revenge, ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $8.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Dawn on a Distant Shore more books like this by Sara Donati Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner settle at the edge of the New York wilderness in 1794, and Elizabeth soon gives birth to twins. Nathaniel learns his father is arrested in Canada, and on his way to help, he, too, is arrested. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the dangerous trek to Canada. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals more books like this by Jamie Sams, David Carson, Angela Werneke (Illustrator) First released in 1988, "Medicine Cards" draws on ancient wisdom and tradition to teach the healing medicine of 52 "power" animals and provide insight into life's purpose on Earth. Revised and expanded to include eight additional power animals. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $17.77! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Love Medicine more books like this by Louise Erdrich Erdrich's first novel, published in 1984, is actually a collection of interrelated but independent stories about characters who subsequently became perennial actors in her vast and colorful drama of Native American life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Courage of Sarah Noble more books like this by Alice Dalgliesh The true story of a brave girl who built a home with her father in the wilderness in colonial America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Oregon trail more books like this by Francis Parkman The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Last of the Breed more books like this by Louis L'Amour In this thriller, a Native American Air Force pilot must rely on his wits and survival skills after escaping from a Russian prison as he begins a long, lonely trek across the Bering Strait to freedom in the U.S. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Buffalo Before Breakfast more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne Via their magic tree house, siblings Jack and Annie travel back to the 1800s and into the lives of a Lakota tribe living on the Great Plains. A friendly Lakota boy named Black Hawk invites the pair to take part in a buffalo hunt, but when something goes wrong, the friends must put themselves in danger to prevent a buffalo stampede. B&w ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	House made of dawn more books like this by N. Scott Momaday In Momaday's first novel, Abel is a Jemez Indian returning to his tribe after World War II. An outsider among his own people because of his war experiences and because of the fact that he is the illegitimate offspring of a Navajo, Abel is humiliated at a ceremony, then he murders the man who offended him. After serving an eight-year sentence, Abel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Song of Hiawatha more books like this by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A picture-book version of a section of Longfellow's epic poem. The illustrations were created by using fine-line pen with color ink and dyes. This book contains only the sections of the poem that deal with the boyhood of Hiawatha, who is actually a composite character created, in part, by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	In the Spirit of Crazy Horse more books like this by Peter Matthiessen Kept off the shelves for eight years by legal battles, this is the comprehensive history of the desperate Indian efforts to maintain their traditions and preserve the sacredness of the earth. Matthiessen reveals the Lakota Indians' long struggle with the U.S. Government, from Red Cloud's War and Little Big Horn to the Indian wars of the 1970s. 3 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Reservation Blues more books like this by Sherman Alexie In this magical tale, Robert Johnson, a blues musician who was murdered on August 16, 1938, appears on the Spokane Indian Reservation and meets the misfit storyteller of the tribe, Thomas Builds-the-Fire, who assists him on his mythical journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	When the Legends Die more books like this by Professor Hal Borland Betrayed by both the white man and his own people, a Ute Indian tries to obliterate all trace of the heritage of his fathers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Honk and Holler Opening Soon more books like this by Billie Letts A paraplegic Vietnam vet runs a diner in Oklahoma. The waitress is an African-American widow with a troublesome teenage daughter. The cook is a Vietnamese immigrant who gets into a fight to the death with a local bigot. And a Native-American woman with a wounded dog shows up. This quartet manages to find happiness, and the Honk & Holler Café is at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Medicine Woman more books like this by Lynn V. Andrews Lynn Andrew's search for a Native American marriage basket leads her into a terrifying journey into the wilderness of Manitoba where experiences serve as a foundation for her spiritual journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Coyote Blue more books like this by Christopher Moore A stunningly original new novel from the author of Practical Demonkeeping. Sam Hunter, born Samson Hunts Alone, was forced to run away from the reservation when he was only 15. Twenty years later, safely ensconced in his yuppie persona as an insurance salesman, Sam's doing fine--until Coyote, an ancient god and trickster, enters the scene. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Fools Crow more books like this by James Welch The year is 1870, and Fool's Crow, so called after he killed the chief of the Crows during a raid, has a vision at the annual Sun Dance ceremony. The young warrior sees the end of the Indian way of life and the choice that must be made: resistance or humiliating accommodation. "A major contibution to Native American literature".--Wallace Stegner. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sing Down the Moon more books like this by Scott O'Dell Fifteen-year-old Navajo Bright Star narrates the capture of her people by white soldiers and settlers, and their forced march to Fort Sumner. Held by Spanish slavers, Bright Star escapes and manages to find her way back to her clan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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