American Encounters: Natives and Newcomers from European Contact to Indian Removal, 1500-1850 / Edition 2 in Bloomington, MN

Newly expanded, the second edition of
American Encounters
provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of scholarship on the Native American experience from European contact through the Removal Era. Retaining the hallmark essays from the celebrated first edition, the second edition contains thirteen new essays, emphasizing the most recent, noteworthy areas of inquiry, including gender relations, slavery and captivity, and the effects of Christianity on the course of native history. With each essay prefaced by helpful headnotes that highlight key concepts and draw connections among the essays, plus an expansive 'Further Readings'section, the second edition of
is an indispensable volume for both professors and students of early American history.