A History of US: The First Americans
by Joy Hakim Author
The first in a series of 10 US history books written in a narrative format. Very engaging even for elementary. Not written from a Christian perspective, but not overly liberal either. Parent should read ahead of child.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-19-515320-0
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 39
- Pages
- 184
- Geographical Setting
- Early America
- Historical Setting
- 000 - 1600
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- 2003
- Written
- 1993
Chapters
- 1 History? Why?
- 2 Away with Time
- 3 In the Beginning
- 4 How the First Americans Became Indians
- 5 Put On Your Earmuffs
- 6 Cliff Dwellers and Others
- 7 The Show-Offs
- 8 Taking a Tour
- 9 Plains Indians Are Not Plain at All
- 10 Mound for Mound, Those Are Heavy Hills
- 11 Indians of the Eastern Forests
- 12 People of the Long House
- 13 Let's Turn North
- 14 The Power of the Press
- 15 A Boy Named Christopher Has a Dream
- 16 A New Land is "Discovered"
- 17 The Next Voyage
- 18 Stowaways; Worms and a Dog
- 19 Sailing Around the World
- 20 What's in a Name?
- 21 About Beliefs and Ideas
- 22 New Spain
- 23 Ponce de Leon, Pizarro, and Spanish Colonies
- 24 Gloom, Doom, and a Bit of Cheer
- 25 North of New Spain
- 26 Looking for Cibola with Coronado
- 27 Conquistadors: California to Florida
- 28 A Place Called Santa Fe
- 29 Las Casas Cares
- 30 The Big Picture
- 31 From Spain to England to France
- 32 France in America; Pirates and Adventurers
- 33 Rain, Ambush, and Murder
- 34 New France
- 35 Elizabeth and Friends
- 36 Utopia in America
- 37 Lost; A Colony
- 38 An Armada Is a Fleet of Ships
- 39 The End; Keep Reading
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