About this ebook
For 15,000 years before European contact, millions of people built civilizations across two continents. They constructed cities larger than London. They engineered irrigation systems that still astound experts. Then 90 percent died in history's greatest catastrophe.
The First Americans tells the complete story—the brilliance of ancient empires, the devastation of contact, the fierce resistance of Pontiac and Tecumseh, the Trail of Tears, the last stands of Sitting Bull and Geronimo, and the boarding schools designed to "kill the Indian."
But the story doesn't end in defeat. Discover how Native peoples survived genocide, the rise of the American Indian Movement, the legal battles that restored rights, the language revivals, and victories like Deb Haaland becoming the first Native American Cabinet Secretary.
Based on extensive research spanning archaeology to contemporary scholarship, this book treats Native American history not as a footnote but as the foundation of American history itself. Written with accessible prose that brings historical figures to life, it covers 15,000 years from ancient migrations to today's fight for sovereignty.
More than five million Native Americans live in the United States today. Their ancestors survived everything. This is their story, told with the depth and respect it deserves.
This isn't just Native American history. It's American history.
