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_b.D63 1992
082 1 _a970.015 DIS
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245 0 4 _aThe Discovery of America & other myths :
_ba new world reader
_c/ Thomas Christensen and Carol Christensen, editors
260 _aSan Francisco
_b: Chronicle Books
_c, c1992
300 _a256 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 23 cm.
500 _aIncludes biographical references and index.
520 _aDid the arrival of Europeans five centuries ago bring the benefits of western Civilization to a New World of barbarians, or did it bring death, slavery, and teror to long-established cultures? This controversial anthology brings together historical texts and contemporary fiction and essays that re-explore the conquest of the Americas and reveal issues that are still burning in the literature and imagination of the hemisphere.
546 _aEnglish
600 1 4 _aColumbus, Christopher
_d(, 1451-1506)
_x-Influence
650 4 _aIndians
_x-First contact with Europeans
651 4 _aAmerica
_x-Discovery and exploration
_x-Spanish
700 1 _aChristensen, Thomas
_d(, 1948-)
700 1 _a Christensen, Carol
_d(1947 -)
942 _cMO
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