Mann shows how a new generation of researchers equipped with novel scientific techniques have come to previously unheard-of conclusions about the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans: In 1491 there were probably more people living in the Americas than in Europe. Certain cities--such as Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital--were greater in population than any European city. Tenochtitlan, unlike any capital in Europe at that time, had running water,...

A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.

Text, maps and illustrations focus primarily on Indians of North America from prehistory to the present. Organized according to the following seven categories: Ancient Indians. - Ancient civilizations. - Indian lifeways. - Indians and explorers. - Indian wars. - Indian land cessions. - Contemporary Indians.

Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

The daily life and customs of prehistoric southwest Indian tribes are retraced from the designs on the remains of their pottery.

A year after he sends his Indian friend, Little Bear, back into the magic cupboard, Omri decides to bring him back only to find that he is close to death and in need of help. Sequel to "The Indian in the Cupboard."