Andrew Santella
2) Kentucky
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Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Kentucky, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
3) The Aztec
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Describes the Aztec way of life, including their religion, society, capital city, and government.
5) The Inuit
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Text and color photos present the life of the Inuit people, describing their hunting, clothing, and shelter in history; the arrival of the Europeans in the Arctic; and modern Inuit ways of living.
6) The Cherokee
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Text and photos describe the historic life of the Cherokee, discussing their bands and families, traditions, the effects of European arrivals, and modern Cherokee ways of living.
9) The Cheyenne
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Describes the Cheyenne way of life, including their traditions, customs, buffalo hunts, leaders, and land.
11) The War of 1812
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Discusses the causes, events, and aftermath of the War of 1812.
12) The Lakota Sioux
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Text and photos describe the historical life of the Lakota Sioux, discussing their move west from Minnesota in the 1700's, the Seven Council Fires, the importance of the buffalo and the hunt, religion, resistance to the U.S. government, and modern Lakota ways of living.
13) The Hopi
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Describes the Hopi way of life, including their villages, families, farms, and reaction to the white settlers.
14) The Apache
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Text and photos describe the historic life of the Apache, including their bands and families, shelter, clothing, hunting, gathering, and everyday life; the effects of European arrivals; and modern Apache ways of living.
18) Mountain men
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A description of the mountain men, nineteenth-century explorers and fur traders who helped open up the West to United States settlement.