The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend (Steptoe John)(Paperback)

The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend (Steptoe John)(Paperback)

'You will reach the far-off land if you keep hope alive within you.' The words of Magic Frog give courage to the young mouse on his long and perilous journey to reach the wonderful land of legend. He faces many obstacles on his quest and sacrifices much to help others in need. But the mouse's

Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band (Staebler Christian)(Paperback)

Experience the riveting, powerful story of the Native American civil rights movement and the resulting struggle for identity told through the high-flying career of West Coast rock 'n' roll pioneers Redbone. You've heard the hit song 'Come and Get Your Love' in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but

Jumping Mouse (Patten Brian)(Pevná vazba)

This Native American folk tale tells how a little mouse had the courage to leave his family's warm nest in the roots of a giant tree, and go in search of the Sacred Mountains. He has many adventures on the way and finds his true name of Jumping Mouse. He makes friends with a racoon, frog, buffalo

Navajo Creation Myth: The Story of the Emergence - the Din Bahane' Legend of the Navajo Native American Peoples (Klah Hasteen M.)(Paperback)

The Navajo creation myth, called the Din Bahaneʼ, is one of the greatest stories of the Native American peoples, filled with evocative images of nature and wondrous storytelling.Hasteen M. Klah was a Navajo medicine man who grew up among the culture, whereby ceremonial events and sandpainting

Godsend (Wray John)(Paperback)

Inspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, the 'American Taliban,' Whiting Award-winning author John Wray explores the circumstances that could impel a young American to abandon identity and home to become an Islamist militant. Like many other eighteen-year-olds, Aden Sawyer is intently focused on

The Girl in the Photograph: The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America (Dorgan Byron L.)(Pevná vazba)

Through the story of Tamara, an abused Native American child, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan describes the plight of many children living on reservations--and offers hope for the future. On a winter morning in 1990, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the

The Maisel's Murals, 1939: Native American Art of the American Southwest (Secord Paul R.)(Paperback)

The murals fronting the entrance of Skip Maisel's Indian Jewelry and Crafts store at 510 Central Avenue SW in Albuquerque, New Mexico are a treasure of Native American painting and are of national importance. They represent some of the earliest and finest paintings by a seminal group of

A History of African-American Leadership (White John)(Paperback)

The story of black emancipation is one of the most dramatic themes of American history, covering racism, murder, poverty and extreme heroism. Figures such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are the demigods of the freedom movements, both film and household figures. This major text explores the

The Poetics of Natural History (Irmscher Christoph)(Paperback)

Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of native flora and fauna, from John Bartram's botanical garden in Philadelphia and the artful display of animals in Charles Willson Peale's museum to P. T. Barnum's American Museum, infamously characterized by Henry James as 'halls of

Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism (Buhner Stephen Harrod)(Paperback)

The first in-depth examination of the sacred underpinnings of the world of Native American medicinal herbalism - Reveals how shamans and healers 'talk' with plants to discover their medicinal properties - Includes the prayers and medicine songs associated with each of the plants examined - By the

Jingle Dancer (Smith Cynthia L.)(Paperback)

The affirming story of how a contemporary Native American girl turns to her family and community to help her dance find a voice.Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared by generations of women in her family, and she hopes to dance at the next powwow. But she has a

Daniel Boone (Bakeless John)(Paperback)

The life story of Daniel Boone, American explorer, pioneer and frontiersman and one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a

Godsend (Wray John)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, the 'American Taliban,' Whiting Award-winning author John Wray explores the circumstances that could impel a young American to abandon identity and home to become an Islamist militant. Like many other eighteen-year-olds, Aden Sawyer is intently focused on

The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas: The Everyday Life of America's Native Peoples: Aztec & Maya, Inca, Arctic Peoples, Native American Indian (Green Jen)(Paperback)

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Steptoe Javaka)(Pevná vazba)

The Wind Is My Mother: The Life and Teachings of a Native American Shaman (Bear Heart)(Paperback)

With eloquent simplicity, Native American medicine man Bear Heart demonstrates how traditional tribal wisdom can help us maintain spiritual and physical health in today's world. 'As a child I was taught, 'Chebon, the way to attain the beauty in life is through harmony. Be in harmony with all

Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary (Moerman Daniel E.)(Paperback)

In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information--adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany--includes 82 categories of medicinal uses,

The Clydesdale: Workhorse of the World (Bromilow Mary)(Paperback)

The story of one of Britain's remarkable native

Making History: Iaia Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Institute of American Indian Arts)(Paperback)

Making History: The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is a unique contribution to the fields of visual culture, arts education, and American Indian studies. Written by scholars actively producing Native art resources, this book guides readers--students, educators, collectors, and the

The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend (Drury Bob)(Paperback)

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud: 'a page-turner with remarkable immediacy...and the narrative sweep of a great Western' (The Boston Globe)

Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World (McGaa Ed)(Paperback)

'A rich panorama of our native heritage which allows the seeker access to the heart of the Path of Beauty. Ed McGaa has walked this path so that all people may live in harmony.'Samie Sams, Hancoka Olowanpi, author of Midnight Song: Quest for the Vanished Ones'Ed McGaa is one of the first persons

American Default: The Untold Story of Fdr, the Supreme Court, and the Battle Over Gold (Edwards Sebastian)(Paperback)

The untold story of how FDR did the unthinkable to save the American economyThe American economy is strong in large part because nobody believes that America would ever default on its debt. Yet in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt did just that, when in a bid to pull the country out of depression, he

Richard Wright: Early Works (Loa #55): Lawd Today! / Uncle Tom's Children / Native Son (Wright Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Native Son exploded on the American literary scene in 1940. The story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man living in the raw, noisy, crowded slums of Chicago's South Side, captured the hopes and yearnings, the pain and rage of black Americans with an unprecedented intensity and vividness. The text

My Life With John Steinbeck - The story of John Steinbeck's forgotten wife(Paperback / softback)

For the first time the story of John Steinbeck's forgotten second wife unmentioned in standard editions of his classics such as The Grapes of Wrath. Their 1943 war time marriage ended when she divorced him in 1948. Smart, adventurous and in love, she at first matched Steinbeck's zest for 'on the