Josephy, Alvin M. 1915-2005

The Indian heritage of America by Alvin M Josephy( Book )

106 editions published between 1869 and 2004 in English and Chinese and held by 3,524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A historical overview of the Indians of the Americas. Includes Indians of the arctic and sub-arctic, the coasts (east and west), Plains, Great Basin, Plateau, California, and the Andes. Illustrated with maps, sketches and photographs

The American heritage book of Indians by William Brandon( Book )

37 editions published between 1961 and 1993 in English and held by 3,323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A comprehensive overview of the American Indian from prehistoric times to the present

500 nations : an illustrated history of North American Indians by Alvin M Josephy( Book )

33 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 2,895 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Native American leaders, customs, political systems, and ways of life, this is American history from the Native American perspective: friendship, betrayal, war, and ultimately, the loss of homeland. A companion volume to the CBS television series produced by Kevin Costner, Jack Leustig, and James Wilson which aired in 1995.--From publisher description

The American heritage history of World War I by S. L. A Marshall( Book )

13 editions published between 1964 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes and analyzes the origins, course, and immediate aftermath of the colossal conflict

Red power : the American Indians' fight for freedom by Alvin M Josephy( Book )

45 editions published between 1970 and 1999 in English and held by 2,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A select collection of 24 articles and documents dealing with the right of Indians to be free of colonialist rule and to run their own affairs with security for their lands and rights

The American heritage history of the great West by David Lavender( Book )

5 editions published between 1965 and 1988 in English and held by 2,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A survey of the history of the American West, from ancient times through the beginning of the 20th century. Uses original art and photographs from the period

Nez Perce country by Alvin M Josephy( )

10 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 2,242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The rivers, canyons, and prairies of the Columbia Basin are the homeland of the Nez Perce. The Nez Perce, or Nimiipuu, inhabited much of what is now north central Idaho and portions of Oregon and Washington for thousands of years. The story of how western settlement drastically affected the Nimiipuu is one of the great and at times tragic sagas of American history. Western historian Alvin M. Josephy Jr. describes the Nimiipuu's attachment to the land and their way of life, religion, and vibrant culture. He also chronicles the western expansion that displaced them, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 and followed by the influx of traders and trappers, then miners and farmers. Josephy traces the ill fortune of the Nez Perce as their homeland was carved up by treaties, creating an atmosphere of hostility that would culminate in the Nez Perce war of 1877 and conclude with Chief Joseph's famous pronouncement: "I will fight no more forever." Despite the challenges of the past, the Nimiipuu have maintained their ties to the land. In his introduction to the book, Jeremy FiveCrows details how the tribe has fought for self government to undo the damage wrought by shortsighted practices

The Native Americans : an illustrated history by Judith Simpson( Book )

4 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 2,138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dispossessed, of their ancestral homelands by successive invasions of Europeans, the first real Americans have long been cloaked in a veil of myth and legend that has hidden from us the true richness and diversity of Indian civilizations and cultures. This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing reality of Indian history, presented here for the first time from the perspective of native Americans, will deepen our understanding of what it really means to be an American. The archaeological history of the native peoples of the Americas goes back more than 30,000 years. By the time Columbus landed in this "New" World, it was a very old world that already had seen entire civilizations rise and fall through the centuries. These linked continents were by then populated by some 75,000,000 people who spoke 2,000 distinct languages and had developed a rich diversity of separate cultures, all joined in trade by a venerable network that covered the entire northern continent. Here, in a fresh look at the Americas, is a view of this "new" world's magnificent sweep of history through the eyes of its original inhabitants. It is an inspiring story of their amazing adaptability to a challenging land, especially in the past five hundred years when native Americans were forced to cope with the introduction into their environment of the most rapacious predator they had ever faced: white European invaders. Spanning a thousand generations, from the time Ice Age man first set foot on this continent to the present, and beautifully written by five well-known authorities on Indian history and culture, this volume is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps, and, the work of both historic and contemporary artists

America in 1492 : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus by Alvin M Josephy( Book )

27 editions published between 1991 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 1,898 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art. When Columbus landed in 1492, the New World was far from being a vast expanse of empty wilderness: it was home to some seventy-five million people. They ranged from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, spoke as many as two thousand different languages, and lived in groups that varied from small bands of hunter-gatherers to the sophisticated and dazzling empires of the Incas and Aztecs. This brilliantly detailed and documented volume brings together essays by fifteen leading scholars field to present a comprehensive and richly evocative portrait of Native American life on the eve of Columbus's first landfall. Developed at the D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian and edited by award-winning author Alvin M. Josehpy, Jr., America in 1492 is an invaluable work that combines the insights of historians, anthropologists, and students of art, religion, and folklore. Its dozens of illustrations, drawn from largely from the rare books and manuscripts housed at the Newberry Library, open a window on worlds flourished in the Americas five hundred years ago

The Civil War in the American West by Alvin M Josephy( Book )

17 editions published between 1991 and 1993 in English and held by 1,891 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As most Americans of the 1860s fixed their attention on the battlefields of Shiloh and Manassas, another war raged on the largely unsettled Western frontier. This splendid work by the author of The Patriot Chiefs restores this "other" Civil War to its true, epic proportions. With formidable scholarship and irresistible narrative ease, Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., tells of the Yankee armada that foundered in the Louisiana bayous; of the bloody fighting on the ridges and prairies of the border states. where a Cherokee guerrilla leader was the last Confederate general to surrender -- two months after Appomattox: and of the U.S. Army's brutal campaigns against the Plains Indians in theaters as far apart as Minnesota and Colorado. - Publisher