Joy Hakim

A History of US

First Americans

Prehistory-1600

Thousands of years ago- long before Christopher Columbus set sail- wandering tribes of hunters make their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They don't know it, but they have discovered a New World. This book tells the story of Native Americans from Alaska to Patagonia. It also tells the story of explorers like Leif Eriksson, Columbus, Cortes and others.

Quotes

"History is full of stories--true stories--the best ever. Those stories have real heroes and real villains. When you read history, you are reading about real-life adventures."

"They invented a dart-thrower: a wooden handle with a hooked tip that worked like a missile launcher. It was called an 'atl-atl.' The hunter would throw the atl-atl as a ballplayer throws a pitch."

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Book One: The First Americans