The red Atlantic, American indigenes and the making of the modern world, 1000-1927, Jace Weaver
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The red Atlantic, American indigenes and the making of the modern world, 1000-1927, Jace Weaver
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The red Atlantic
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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Jace Weaver
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American indigenes and the making of the modern world, 1000-1927
Summary
From the earliest moments of European contact, Native Americans have played a pivotal role in the Atlantic experience, yet they often have been relegated to the margins of the region's historical record. The Red Atlantic, Jace Weaver's sweeping and highly readable survey of history and literature, synthesizes scholarship to place indigenous people of the Americas at the center of our understanding of the Atlantic world. Weaver illuminates their willing and unwilling travels through the region, revealing how they changed the course of world history.Indigenous Americans, Weaver shows, crossed the Atlantic as royal dignitaries, diplomats, slaves, laborers, soldiers, performers, and tourists. And they carried resources and knowledge that shaped world civilization--from chocolate, tobacco, and potatoes to terrace farming and suspension bridges. Weaver makes clear that indigenous travelers were cosmopolitan agents of international change whose engagement with other societies gave them the tools to advocate for their own sovereignty even as it was challenged by colonialism
Target audience
adult
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- Indians of North America -- Atlantic States -- Social life and customs
- Indians of North America -- Atlantic States -- History
- American literature + Indian authors
- Electronic books
- Atlantic States -- Discovery and exploration
- Indians of North America + First contact with Europeans -- Atlantic States
- Indians in literature
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- Indians of North America -- Atlantic States -- Social life and customs
- Indians of North America -- Atlantic States -- History
- American literature + Indian authors
- Electronic books
- Atlantic States -- Discovery and exploration
- Indians of North America + First contact with Europeans -- Atlantic States
- Indians in literature
- Content1