Description: This collection of rare documents vividly illustrates the variety of encounters between Native American peoples and European newcomers from the 15th to 18th centuries. Jill Lepore takes a hands-on approach to history; she shows rather than describes major historical events. The documents selected include a wide variety of media, including maps, articles, calendars, captivity narratives, government documents, peace treaties, diaries, and correspondence. Native American local maps, archaeological evidence relating to pre-Colombian cultures, a selection of Hernan Cortes's letters, advertisements for servants, and account ledgers of plantation owners are just a few examples of the unique treasures collected between the covers of Encounters in the New World.

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