A study of the Indians of North America and their essential role in the making of the United States.

[ch.] 1. Theroad to Turktoyaktuk -- [ch.] 2. Pyramids on the Mississippi -- [ch.] 3. Women (and a few men) who led the way -- [ch.] 4. Firestorm -- [ch.] 5. The tree in american history-- -- [ch.] 6. Hunting -- [ch.] 7. How the fur trade shaped the american economy -- [ch.] 8. Beads and buildings -- [ch.] 9. Corn, cotton, and tobacco -- [ch.] 10. The trade in Indian slaves -- [ch.] 11. fishing for food and profit -- [ch.] 12. Guerrillas and warriors -- [ch.] 13. America's patron saint -- [ch.] 14. Americanization of the English language -- [ch.] 15. The naming of North America -- [ch.] 16. North America's Inca historian -- [ch.]17. Intellectual mining -- [ch.] 18. Mixed-blood nation -- [ch.] 19. The white roots of peace.