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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review).
In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest...
In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest...
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In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan. Surrounded by rattling bullets and exploding bombs, a group of Navajo Marines sent secret messages back and forth. They used a code they had created from the Navajo language, a code the enemy was never able to crack. These young men had been recruited from their homes in the American Southwest. They brought with them incredible physical stamina and a...
5) The Navajo
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Discusses the Navajo way of life, including their traditions, legends, families, and homes.
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"By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code,...
7) The Navajo
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Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Navajo.
12) The Navajo
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Traces the history of the Navajo Indians, discussing origins, early history, experiences during cycles of colonialism, the Long Walk, the years of Hwéeldi, livestock reduction, challenges in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and other topics.
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In the past, the Navajo believed in staying in balance with nature. Today, they are a part of the modern world, but they still honor the old ways. In THE NAVAJO: A PROUD PEOPLE, author Allison Lassieur shows the past and present Navajo way of life, from the story of the World War II Code Talkers to the ceremonies they continue to celebrate today.
16) The Navajo
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Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Navajo.
17) The Navajo
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Provides an introduction to the history, culture, customs, and life today for the Navajo Native Americans.
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Presents an overview of the history of the Navajo Indians, with a detailed account of how the United States Government, represented by Kit Carson, forced them on a 300-mile walk from their homeland in the Southwest to a prison camp at Bosque Redondo, New Mexico, in 1864, and their eventual return home after the United States-Navajo Treaty of 1868.
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Provides a brief overview of the Navajo code talkers during World War II, discussing how their secret language helped the Allies win the war. Examines the Navajo soldiers' selection, training, and heroic actions in battle. Also shows how the code talkers were honored decades later. Features primary sources, photographs, fact boxes, STEM highlights, hero profiles, maps, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.