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1001031
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b755401
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| Main Entry
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Axtell, James.
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| Title & Author
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Beyond 1492 : : encounters in colonial North America /\ James Axtell.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1992.
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1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195068386
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: 0195080335
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: 0195359828
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: 1280526645
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: 6610526648
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: 9780195068382
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: 9780195080339
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: 9780195359824
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: 9780195359824
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: 9781280526640
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: 9786610526642
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0195068386
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0195080335
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-364) and index.
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| Abstract
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In this provocative and timely collection of essays--five published for the first time--one of the most important ethnohistorians writing today, James Axtell, explores the key role of imagination both in our perception of strangers and in the writing of history. Coinciding with the 500thanniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of America, this collection covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history. Three essays view the invasion of North America from the perspective of the Indians, whose land it was. The very first meetings, he finds, were nearly always peaceful. Other essays d.
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Columbus, Christopher-- Influence.
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Colón, Cristóbal,1451-1506.
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Columbus, Christopher.
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Indians of North America-- History-- 16th century.
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Indians of North America-- History-- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Discoveries in geography.
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HISTORY-- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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HISTORY.
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Indians of North America-- Colonial period.
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Indians of North America.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Culturele betrekkingen.
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Europeanen.
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Indianen.
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North America, Discovery and exploration.
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North America, History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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North America.
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| Dewey Classification
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970.02
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| LC Classification
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E45.A95 1992eb
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