America in 1492  : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus 
/ edited and with an introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; developed by Frederick E. Hoxie 
 - 1st edition 
 - New York  : Knopf  : Distributed by Random House  , 1992. 
 - xii, 477 p.  : ill. (some col.), maps  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-461) and index. 
<br/><br/> To portray Native Ameican culture at the time of Columbus's first voyage to the West in 1492, Josephy ( Now That the Buffalo's Gone ) assembles noted writers and scholars (Vine Deloria Jr., N. Scott Momaday, Peter Nabokov et al.) in a concerted effort to quash myths and stereotypes. Original pieces describe various native cultures as they were 500 years ago, from those of nomadic Arctic hunters to the ``cannibal'' Caribs to the empire-building Aztecs and Incas. Other essays examine such topics as religion, language and art. Clara Sue Kidwell's contribution on systems of knowledge is particularly enlightening. Taken as a body, this remarkable work offers persuasive evidence that the Native American was far from the primitive figure often depicted in literature and film. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780394564388 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>90026222 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indians---History<br/>Indians---Antiquities<br/>America---Discoveries and exploration
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>America----Antiquities  
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E58  / .A526 1992 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.15 AME