In the beginning, North America was Indian country.
Richter keeps Native people center-stage throughout the story of the origins of.
In Facing East from Indian Country , Daniel K.
Yet, for three centuries after Columbus, Native people controlled most of eastern North America and profoundly shaped its destiny.
Or so the story usually goes.
After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers.
But only in the beginning.
In the beginning, North America was Indian country