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1	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $7.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Plague of Doves more books like this by Louise Erdrich add to wishlist A beautiful, compelling, utterly original new novel from one of the most important American writers of our time. Pluto, North Dakota, is a town on the verge of extinction. Its unsavory origins -- which lie in white greed -- contain the seeds of its demise. Here, everybody is connected -- by love or friendship, by blood, and, most importantly, by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Island of the Blue Dolphins more books like this by Scott O'Dell add to wishlist When the young Indian girl Karana's tribe leaves their island because of marauding Russian fishermen, Karana insists on staying. Left to fend for herself and to do men's work that she had never done before, Karana spends 18 years on the island with only a dog as company. Based on a true story. Winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Last of the Breed more books like this by Louis L'Amour add to wishlist 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 $3.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Coyote Blue more books like this by Christopher Moore add to wishlist 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 $3.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Reservation Blues more books like this by Sherman Alexie add to wishlist 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 $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Hawk O'Toole's Hostage more books like this by Sandra Brown add to wishlist When Miranda Price is kidnapped from a train by the chief of an Indian tribe, she finds that her feelings for her captor are confused. She has every reason to loathe Hawk, but, instead, Randy feels a growing attraction for this quixotic, proud man. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist A biographical study of the U.S. Cavalry general and the Sioux chief who met in battle at Little Bighorn, Montana, on June 25, 1876. Stephen Ambrose is the author of many highly acclaimed works of history, among them "D-Day, June 6, 1944" and "Undaunted Courage: Meriweather Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West". see all copies from $2.36! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Honk and Holler Opening Soon more books like this by Billie Letts add to wishlist 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Vanishing Act more books like this by Thomas Perry add to wishlist The protagonist, Jane Whitefield, is a Native American woman who helps people change their identities and start new lives. A new client is not who he claims to be, and she tries to find out who he really is before turning him into someone else. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West more books like this by Dee Brown add to wishlist 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 $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Indian in the Cupboard more books like this by Lynne Reid Banks add to wishlist 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
13 view cover	Visitant more books like this by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W Michael Gear add to wishlist The first book in a series following the archeological investigations of Dr. Maureen Cole finds the amateur sleuth digging for clues surrounding the 800-year-old deaths of several young female members of the Chaco Anasazi Indian tribe. New Mexico's upper Sonoran desert has many treasures to be found, but when a site excavation uncovers mass graves ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Sign of the Beaver more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare add to wishlist 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 $3.02! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian History more books like this by Professor Colin G Calloway add to wishlist "First Peoples" distinctive approach to American Indian history has earned praise and admiration from its users. Created to fill the significant need for a survey text that acknowledges the diversity of Native peoples, respected scholar Colin G. Calloway provides a solid course foundation that still allows instructors to emphasize selected topics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.70! \| SVS
16 view cover	Blood on the River: James Town 1607 more books like this by Dr. Elisa Carbone add to wishlist From the award-winning author of "Stealing Freedom." When 12-year-old Samuel Collier boards a ship bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. Collier learns he can be whomever he wants in the New World settlement of Jamestown. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.23! \| SVS
17 view cover	Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation more books like this by John Ehle add to wishlist In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the author of the highly acclaimed The Winter People tells the moving, searing story of the betrayal and brutal dispossession of the Cherokee Nation. "(A) beautifully written and emotionally mature book . . . a must".--New York Newsday. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Crow Killer; the saga of Liver-Eating Johnson more books like this by Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Manson Bunker add to wishlist The true story (on which the film Jeremiah Johnson was partially based) ofJohn Johnson, who in 1847 found his wife and her unborn child had been killed by Crow braves. Out of this tragedy came one of the most gripping feudsone man against a whole tribein American history. see all copies from $6.97! new only from $8.15! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Love Medicine more books like this by Louise Erdrich add to wishlist 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Black Star, Bright Dawn more books like this by Scott O'Dell add to wishlist Bright Dawn must take over for her father when he is unable to participate in the Iditarod--a 1,159 mile dogsled race between Anchorage and Nome, Alaska. As she struggles to complete the race, Bright Dawn finds she is challenged not only by the other competitors, but also by harshness of the Alaskan wilderness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Sacajawea more books like this by Anna Lee Waldo add to wishlist Clad in a doeskin, alone and unafraid, she stood straight and proud before the onrushing forces of America's destiny: Sacajawea, child of a Shoshoni chief, lone woman on Lewis and Clark's historic trek -- beautiful spear of a dying nation. She knew many men, walked many miles. From the whispering prairies, across the Great Divide to the crystal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight in Heaven more books like this by Sherman Alexie add to wishlist 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 $5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology more books like this by Sun add to wishlist When Sun Bear had a vision of the Medicine Wheel, a framework in which to teach humans how to better understand and live in harmony with the Earth, he did not know how far-reaching that vision would be. In THE MEDICINE WHEEL, Sun Bear and his medicine helper, Wabun, share this vision to help others 'walk in balance on the Earth Mother', by setting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Centennial more books like this by James A Michener add to wishlist The story of Colorado, from the time of pre-man until 1974. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back more books like this by Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London add to wishlist Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London collaborate to reveal the beauty of the natural world around us, while Thomas Locker's illustrations honor both Native American legends and the varied American landscape. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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