Bøger af David La Vere

Taking a deeper look at the history of colonialism and the tributary process in eighteenth-century North Carolina.

La Vere weaves the mesmerizing tale of the Dare Stones in with the equally dramatic and mysterious tale of Raleigh's lost settlers on Roanoke, to weave an absorbing tale.

La Vere weaves the mesmerizing tale of the Dare Stones in with the equally dramatic and mysterious tale of Raleigh's lost settlers on Roanoke, to weave an absorbing tale. 246 pp.

For centuries, the Caddos occupied the southern prairies and woodlands across portions of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Weaving together French and Spanish archival sources, Caddo oral history, and archaeological evidence, this book looks at the political, social, economic, and religious forces that molded Caddo culture.

Details about life among the former Texas Indian peoples, including the Kiowas, Comanches, Wichitas, Caddos, Tonkawas, and Lipan Apaches. Culled from 112 volumes of the Indian-Pioneer Histories in the Indian Archives at the Oklahoma Historical Society, these oral histories also include interviews with non-Indian neighbors.

Here, David La Vere offers a complete chronological and cultural history of Texas Indians from 12000 years ago to the present day. He presents a unique view of their cultural history before and after European arrival, examining Indian interactions - both peaceful and violent - with Europeans, Mexicans, Texans and Americans.