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Indigenous Continent

The Epic Contest for North America

by Pekka Hamalainen
Kaipo Schwab
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There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus "discovers" a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing "New World" as possible. Though Indigenous peoples fight back, they cannot stop the onslaught. White imperialists are destined to rule the continent, and history is an irreversible march toward Indigenous destruction. In Indigenous Continent, acclaimed historian Pekka Hämäläinen presents a sweeping counternarrative that shatters the most basic assumptions about American history. Shifting our perspective away from Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, the Revolution, and other well-trodden episodes on the conventional timeline, he depicts a sovereign world of Native nations whose members, far from helpless victims of colonial violence, dominated the continent for centuries after the first European arrivals. Hämäläinen ultimately contends that the very notion of "colonial America" is misleading, and that we should speak instead of an "Indigenous America" that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial. Necessary listening for anyone who cares about America's past, present, and future, Indigenous Continent restores Native peoples to their rightful place at the very fulcrum of American history.

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    November 29, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781696609029
      • File size: 539733 KB
      • Duration: 18:44:26

  • Languages

    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Kaipo Schwab narrates this sweeping history of North America, which is focused primarily on the territory that would become the United States. It is told from the vantage point of Indigenous peoples, who first arrived in around 10,000 BCE. Its emphasis is on the time period beginning with the first Europeans' "discovery" of the continent, and it continues through the latter half of the nineteenth century. Schwab has many pronunciation challenges. The names of the Indigenous nations, individuals, and places being spotlighted are many and varied. The European nations, primarily England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands, sent traders and settlers and had their own names for most places. Schwab seems to handle each language easily, maintaining a steady pace throughout. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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