{"product_id":"in-the-hands-of-the-great-spirit-the-20000-year-history-of-american-indians-9780684855776","title":"In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"flowing, lucid, and satisfying...story of Indian nations\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) traces the history of North American Indigenous peoples from the Pleistocene era to the present--a must-read for anyone wishing to gain a broader perspective on not only Native American history, but United States history in general.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective--from the point of view of the Europeans who \"discovered\" the New World. Yet the true story of the American Indians begins some seventeen thousand years ago--and it is past due for a telling that shows Indians as they are, rather than as westerners wish them to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecent archaeological findings, newly discovered written accounts, and never-before-published records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our country's oldest ancestors. Drawing upon the latest research, as well as his own personal experience living among the Hopi tribes, acclaimed author and former \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine editor Jake Page covers all aspects of Indian life throughout the ages. From the Pleistocene era to Custer's Last Stand, the Trail of Tears to the Indian Civil Rights Act, the establishment of reservations to the negotiation of casino property, \u003ci\u003eIn the Hands of the Great Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the astonishing endurance of a group of people whose experience is as varied as the world is old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.30w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684855776","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707450593417,"sku":"9780684855776","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4106b350-ec19-47b2-9bd5-0bc9dd541d40.jpg?v=1719486285","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/in-the-hands-of-the-great-spirit-the-20000-year-history-of-american-indians-9780684855776","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}