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Warriors in Uniform
"Native Americans have willingly served in the U.S. military during every one of our country's wars, and their numbers in the armed forces today exceed the percentage of any other ethnic group. What inspires these young people to enlist? One important reason is the opportunity to continue a proud warrior tradition in which the deeds of battle are considered the highest form of bravery-- a cultural context that is thrillingly detailed in Warriors in Uniform. Author Herman J. Viola sets this powerful story against a chronology of conflict from the 1770s to the present, detailing the surprising roles of Native soldiers in America's two wars with Britain--and the poignant reason 15,000 American Indians wore Confederate gray. We learn why the Great War proved a watershed for Native Americans, and how they have served with distinction in both world wars, as well as in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq"--Book jacket.
Game Plan
When my sister asked me for a favor, I never imagined that I would find myself in the middle of a hurricane. Not only that, but she left me there all alone. I started working at Media Linc pretending to be someone I wasn't. The place was full of wolves. They threw more than a few hateful glances my way. But I was more determined to survive than I had ever been in my entire life. I maneuvered between a former friend, an asshole boss, my sister's lies, and a person who could destroy more than just my life. The blackmail set off a chain of events that I could not stop. In the chaos, a feeling was born. It was exactly as he had predicted. There was no way we could fight it and win against it. What brought us together against mutual hatred was stronger than anything around us. And it was built on two pillars: lies and chess.
Why We Remember
Join Dr. Herman J. Viola, one of America's foremost historians, on a journey through our past. This book tells the story of our country from its beginnings to the present. This book is primarily about United States history. Yet the history of our nation has always been linked to happenings in other parts of the world. In each chapter you will learn more about these global links. Each chapter in this book begins with the story of a person or group of people. Some of the people are famous; some are not. - Publisher.
Warrior Spirit
For decades, American schoolchildren have learned only a smattering of facts about Native American peoples, especially when it comes to service in the U.S. military. They might know that Navajos served as Code Talkers during World War II, but more often they learn that Native Americans were enemies of the United States, not allies or patriots. In Warrior Spirit, author Herman J. Viola sets the record straight by highlighting the military service—and major sacrifices—of Native American soldiers and veterans in the U.S. armed services. American Indians have fought in uniform in each of our nation’s wars. Since 1775, despite a legacy of broken treaties, cultural suppression, and racial di...
North American Indians
Illustrated in full color, with full-color & black-and-white photographs and maps. Each chapter of this striking survey of Native American life begins in a uniquely appropriate way: with a dramatic, double-page painting showing the dwelling of a particular tribe. From a Zuni adobe pueblo to an Iroquois communal long house, paintings introduce the reader to the book's eight chapters covering the continent's eight regions and offer a comprehensive examination of the lifestyles of North America's native peoples. This splendid reference volume is enhanced by six essays by Native American contributors about their life today--a valuable feature that places the historical material in a contemporary context. A glossary, resource-guide sidebars on such topics as "how to read" a totem pole and the introduction of horses to North America, and over one hundred paintings, color photographs, and maps ensure that this book will rise above all others in bringing to life the world of the American Indian.
Exploring the West
The story of 19th century pioneers of the West: surveyors, scientists, fur trappers, engineers, artists and settlers. Tells the stories of Kit Carson, Zebulon Pike, and expeditions, railroads, gold rushes, and Indians. 1987.
Little Bighorn Remembered
On the morning of June 25, 1876, soldiers of the elite U.S. Seventh Cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer attacked a large Indian encampment on the banks of the Little Bighorn River. By day's end, Custer and more than two hundred of his men lay dead. It was a shocking defeat--or magnificent victory, depending on your point of view--and more than a century later it is still the object of controversy, debate, and fascination. What really happened on that fateful day? Now, thanks to the work of Herman J. Viola, Curator Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, we are much closer to answering that question. Dr. Viola, a leader in the preservation of Native American culture and...
It Is a Good Day to Die
"I am an old man, and soon my spirit must leave this earth to join the spirit of my fathers. Therefore, I shall speak only the truth in telling what I know of the fight on the Little Bighorn River where General Custer was killed. Curly, who was with us, will tell you that I do not lie." So spoke White Man Runs Him, a Crow Indian who with five other Crow warriors had served as a scout for Custer's Seventh Cavalry on June 25, 1876, the day of the battle known to generations of white Americans as "Custer's Last Stand." They survived the battle, but Custer and more than 250 troopers did not. Thus their accounts and those of the Lakotas and Cheyennes who triumphed at Little Bighorn (or Greasy Grass, as it was known to the Lakotas) offer the only firsthand picture of what happened that fateful day. These stories--from leaders as renowned as Black Elk and Sitting Bull, warriors such as Wooden Leg, a Cheyenne woman, and Arikara and Crow scouts--at last bring one of the most unforgettable showdowns in American history to vivid, complex, multifaceted life.
MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS
Account of the activities, chronology, mapping and botanical and zoological collections of the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, which mapped 1500 miles of the Antarctic coast and proved that the continent exists. Published in connection with the exhibition 'Magnificent Voyagers' organized by the National Museum of Natural History and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
