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050	0	0	_aE58 _b.A526 1992
082	0	0	_a973.15 AME
245	0	0	_aAmerica in 1492 _b: the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus _c/ edited and with an introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; developed by Frederick E. Hoxie
250			_a1st edition
260			_aNew York _b: Knopf _b: Distributed by Random House _c, 1992.
300			_axii, 477 p. _b: ill. (some col.), maps _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 451-461) and index.
520			_aTo 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.
650		4	_aIndians _x-History
650		4	_aIndians _x-Antiquities
650			_aAmerica _x-Discoveries and exploration
651		0	_aAmerica _x--Antiquities
700	1		_aJosephy, Alvin M., 1915-2005
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