Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 4

Provides a basic reference work on the history of the interactions in North America between the Native American peoples and those, primarily from Europe and Africa, who arrived after 1492. Includes essays on: national policies; military situation; political relations; economic relations; religious relations; and the concept of Indians in literature, popular culture, and movies.Wilcomb E. Washburn was Director of American Studies at the Smithsonian and the author of more than sixty books and articles.Part of the acclaimed encyclopedia of native North American peoples, the book has 57 chapters on the history of Indian-White relations following 1492.