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Reexamines the Spanish conquest of Guatemala to give us a greater appreciation of indigenous involvement in it, and sustained opposition to it. The authors develop a fresh perspective on Pedro de Alvarado as well as the alliances forged with native groups that facilitated Spanish objectives.

In 1971, a group of tribal leaders formed the National Tribal Chairmen's Association (NTCA) to advocate on behalf of reservation-based tribes and to counter the more radical approach of the Red Power movement. Voice of the Tribes is the first comprehensive history of the NTCA from its inception in 1971 to its 1986 disbandment.

On December 28, 1894 Lakota chief Two Sticks was hanged in Deadwood, South Dakota. On the gallows, Two Sticks declared, "My heart knows I am not guilty and I am happy." The story of Two Sticks, as recounted in detail in this book, is at once the righting of a historical wrong and a record of the injustices visited upon the Lakota.

Major General Emory Upton served in all three branches of the US military during the American Civil War. An account of Upton's life is not complete, however, without a look into his brief, yet passionate, marriage to Emily Norwood Martin. This edition of Emory and Emily's letters unveils the private life of a brilliant Civil War personality.

This enthralling narrative elevates Pedro Font, Juan Crespi, and Francisco Garces to their rightful place in the chronicle of American exploration. It brings their exploits out of the shadow of the American Revolution and Lewis & Clark expedition while also illuminating encounters between explorers and missionaries and the American Indians.

The stories of the Cherokee people presented here capture in written form tales of history, myth, and legend for readers, speakers, and scholars of the Cherokee language. Assembled by noted authorities on Cherokee, the volume marks an unparalleled contribution to the linguistic analysis, understanding, and preservation of Cherokee language and culture.

When American explorers crossed the Texas Panhandle, they dubbed it part of the "Great American Desert". A "sea of grass", the llano appeared empty, flat, and barely habitable. Yet in this lyrical ecomemoir, Shelley Armitage charts a unique rediscovery of the largely unknown land, a journey at once deeply personal and far-reaching.

Mobilized by military laws that opened the clergy's ranks to conscription and removed their exemption from combat, Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard and his fellow men of the cloth served France in the tens of thousands. Patriot Priests tells us how these men came to be at war and how their experiences transformed them and French society.

Jane Parnell's mountaineering memoir spans half a century. It shows us how, by pushing ourselves to the limits of our physical endurance and by confronting our deepest fears, we can become whole again.

A companion to the Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas, this landmark volume by biologist Dan L. Reinking provides a detailed portrait of more than 250 species, from the oft-spotted Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Flicker to the rarely seen Blue-headed Vireo, Cassin's Finch, and Verdin.

The history of American Indian education from colonial times to the present is a story of how Euro-Americans disrupted and suppressed common cultural practices, and how Indians actively pursued and preserved them. American Indian Education recounts that history.

Edward "Ed" Schieffelin was the epitome of the American frontiersman. His search for wealth followed a path well-trod by thousands who journeyed west in the mid to late nineteenth century. In Portrait of a Prospector, historian R. Bruce Craig pieces together the colourful memoirs and oral histories of this singular individual.

Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington's role in it.

Focuses on the nineteenth- and twentieth-century experiences of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, presenting a new brand of tribal history made possible by the emergence of tribal communities' own research centres and the resources afforded by the digital age.

An ode to both southwestern Oklahoma and rock music, Live from Medicine Park is a bittersweet reflection on the search for identity and purpose amid tragedy. As the novel reaches its climax, the central character sets out on one last adventure to set things right. Redemption may be possible - but only on its own terms.

Crow Christianity speaks in many voices, and in the pages of Crow Jesus, these voices tell a complex story of Christian faith and Native tradition combining and reshaping each other to create a new and richly varied religious identity.

Drawing on New Mexican storytelling tradition, A. Gabriel Melendez weaves a colorful dual-language representation of a place whose irresistible characters and unforgettable events, and the inescapable truths they embody, still resonate today.

Oklahoma was in the throes of the Great Depression when Preston George took his first photographs of steam locomotives. In this first book devoted solely to George's work, his black-and-white photographs constitute a striking visual documentary of steam-driven railroading in its brief but glorious heyday in the American Southwest.

Human rights activist and historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has been described as "a force of nature on the page and off." That force is fully present in Blood on the Border, the third in her acclaimed series of memoirs.

Examines the performance of the Allies' Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from the beginning of the Gallipoli Campaign to the bitter end. This book is a view of the Gallipoli Campaign unique in its detail and scope, as well as in its conclusions - a book that looks past myth and distortion to the facts of what happened.

The French and Indian War was the world's first truly global conflict. When the French lost to the British in 1763, they lost their North American empire along with most of their colonies. In this book, the only comprehensive account from the French perspective, William Nester explains how and why the French were defeated.

When Edward W. Wynkoop arrived in Colorado Territory during the 1858 gold rush, he was one of many ambitious newcomers seeking wealth. His life changed after he joined the First Colorado Volunteers to fight for the Union. This sympathetic but critical biography centres on his subsequent efforts to prevent war with Indians during the volatile 1860s.

Remembered today as an early cartographer and prolific religious artist, don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713-1785) engaged during his lifetime in a surprising array of other pursuits. This long-overdue, richly illustrated biography recounts Miera's complex life in cinematic detail.

This lively history of an American civil and military engineering milestone draws on interviews with veterans and local residents and research in Canadian and US archives. The participants' stories provide humour and insights on the building of this transformational highway.

Helen Hunt Jackson's passionate crusade for Indian rights comes to life in this collection of more than 200 letters, most of which have never been published before. With Valerie Sherer Mathes's helpful notes, the letters reveal the behind-the-scenes drama of Jackson's involvement in Indian reform.

Battlefield archaeologist Daniel Sivilich provides readers with the tools and techniques to unlock the stories of small shot in this book, the first definitive guide to identifying musket balls, from the oldest formed to those fired in the early nineteenth century.

Following Oklahoma's flagship school through decades that saw six US presidents, eleven state governors, and five university presidents, Volume 2 of The University of Oklahoma: A History documents the institution's evolution into a complex, diverse, and multifaceted seat of learning.

Dedicated to the principle that leadership must come from within the communities to be led, Voices of Resistance and Renewal applies recent research on local, culture-specific learning to the challenges of education and leadership that Native people face.