The Fifth Book of Reading Lessons: For the Use of Schools in the British-American Provinces (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Campbell Son

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267634374 ISBN 13: 9780267634378

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, accessible guide to the North American Indians, their languages, and their long histories.

Explore how cultures differ, spread, and adapt across a vast continent.

This edition presents a concise survey of tribes, families, and the ways scholars classify and compare them. It weaves together language, lineage, and migration to explain the rich diversity of indigenous peoples east of the Rockies and beyond.

• Understand the idea of language families and how five great groups shape the region’s linguistic map.
• See how nations, tribes, bands, and communities differ within shared languages and histories.
• Explore theories of migration and the origins of peoples across North America.
• Learn how early contacts and changing borders influenced the study of ethnology.

Ideal for readers of history and anthropology who want a clear, grounded overview of North American Indian cultures and their place in the broader story of exploration and migration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267634374
• ISBN 13: 9780267634378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 398