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This 5 page paper critiques this book that explores early American history. Various aspects of the book are discussed, inclusive of writing quality and content. No additional sources cited.
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said that there has been a great deal of debate and a disdain for Christopher Columbus as after all, the Europeans conquered the New World and the primitive Indians were
gunned down. This is hardly the case, as Steele expresses, and perhaps making that point is what he wants to accomplish with the book. Essentially, he wants to say that
what was thought to be true early on turns out to be false. The Indians did not just allow the Europeans to take charge. There was a great deal of
fighting and the Indians were not weak at all. Steele covers a variety of topics beginning in the early 1500s and ending prior to the colonies becoming the United States
of America. He begins the work as follows: " The early European intruders transplanted their alluring myths of cities of gold and fountains of youth. Some Amerindians reinforced those hopes
either to please their visitors or to encourage troublesome intruders to hurry elsewhere" (Steele 1). Steele first hones in on the Amerindian and his role living off the land.
What is interesting to note is that the telling of events in early American history shows that the Indians were not a cohesive group. Generally, American history books portray the
white man as invading the Indians territory and that the Indians were meek. But this is not true. Tribes fought with one another and this is evidenced in Steeles work.
When the Europeans came through, it altered the mix, but it is a misnomer to think that things were better prior to the European invasion. Steele looks at a community
that was somewhat disoriented. The Indians were not well organized and when the Europeans invaded, it seems as if there was nothing that could be done. In other words, the
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