In general, however, Native Americans are portrayed as a form of civilized wildlife. ... Native Americans were portrayed constantly as savages in newspapers, art, literature and rumor mills for a full two hundred years prior to the start of the Western migration (144). ... There were many instances when Native Americans would risk their lives in order to save drowning Americans (72,79). ... The American emigrants would have never been able to complete their journeys without the vital aid provided by the Native Americans. ... These narratives seldom mentioned the social interactions that occur...

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Perman has written yet another book on the aftermath of the Civil War, "Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1862-1879" focuses on the issues and literature produces on the events following the Civil War. ... In 1776 Britain's American colonies broke from its mother country and formed a new nation called the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris. ... In the initial years of America, the country faced many diverse challenges, of establishing new colonies, resistance from native Indians, Mexico Spanish wars and inter-state conflicts. ... Perman examines the historical accoun...

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