Today, Wisconsin represents one of our "Germanest" states, with no less that 55 percent of its population claiming German origin. J. H. A. Lacher's treatise on the German element of Wisconsin, originally published in 1925, is still the standard introduction to its subject. The first section of the work focuses on Wisconsin's rich German religious establishment: Catholics, Lutherans, German Evangelical Synod, German Reformed, Evangelical Association, Liberals and Jews. Section Two looks at representative German-Americans and their vocations in Wisconsin. The third section of the book homes in upon Wisconsin German politics, the German press, sports, thrift, men of letters, German place names and patronymics, and the impact of World War I. Genealogists will find references to some 750 German surnames at the back of this volume.

An account of the misunderstandings and treacheries that resulted in violence between Indians and white men in the four hundred years following Columbus's arrival in the New World

(view table of contents)

(view table of contents)

(view table of contents)

Combines history and anthropology to investigate the origins, development, cultures, religion, and social and political organization of the aboriginal peoples of North America

Product Description: "Readers can benefit from exposure to a cross-grained critic, especially one who write well and accessibly as Washburn does." -- Choice Washburn critically examines key anthropological beliefs, especially the importance of cultural relativism and Western colonialism's harmful effects on Third World cultures...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This book provides the first comprehensive history of the Native Peoples of North America from their arrival in the western hemisphere to the present. It describes how Native Peoples have dealt with the environmental diversity of North America and have responded to the different European colonial regimes and national governments that have established themselves in recent centuries. It also examines the development of a pan-Indian identity since the nineteenth century and provides a comparison not found in other histories of how Native Peoples have fared in Canada and the United States. (view table of contents)

Combines history and anthropology to investigate the origins, development, cultures, religion, and social and political organization of the aboriginal peoples of North America

Combines history and anthropology to investigate the origins, development, cultures, religion, and social and political organization of the aboriginal peoples of North America

Product Description: More than a century ago, as Americans enjoyed the centennial of national independence, they paid little attention to efforts then under way to rationalize Indian-white relationships. Americans celebrating the bicentennial in 1976 realized their duty to reflect on aspects of their past that persist into the present...read more

Surveys the full history of the American Indians, examining personal, social, religious, and cultural characteristics and conduct, relationships with whites and emerging roles, identities, and goals

Texts of treaties, judicial decisions, Congressional acts, and commissioner reports illuminate the United States' troubled dealings with native Americans since 1778

Product Description: This is the first English translation of Pedro de Medina's "Libro de cosmographia". It provides a comprehensive picture of the pre-Comlumbian universe as seen by a leading cosmographer of sixteenth century Spain. In addition to Ursula Lamb's translation, Medina's manuscript, written in clean, gothic hand, is reproduced in fascimile...read more

Product Description: The Governor and the Rebel: A History of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia (The Norton library) [Paperback]