A comprehensive overview of American Indian history and culture, from prehistory to the present and from the Arctic region to Mesoamerica.

According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West,...

Includes sections on mythology of Eskimo and Indians of northern Canada and Alaska.