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Michael G. Johnson has researched Native American history and culture for more than 35 years. He has written a number of books on the subject in the Men-at-Arms series, including Men-at-Arms 344: Tribes of the Sioux Nation. In July 2000 he was presented with The Denali Press Award by the American Library Association, for his Macmillan Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. He has contributed to exhibitions for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the American Museum in Bath, UK, and has visited more than 30 Indian communities and reservations.

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Title American Indian Tribes of the Southwest
Author Michael G. Johnson; Jonathan Smith (Illustrator)
Binding Paperback
Edition 1st Edition
Pages 48
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), U.S.A.
Date 2013-04-23
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781780961866 / 1780961863
Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
Dimensions 9.5 x 7.1 x 0.2 in (24.13 x 18.03 x 0.51 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America - Southwest, New
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012533322
Dewey Decimal Code 979.004

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"Beautifully detailed color plates by Jonathan Smith and author Michael G. Johnson’s wide-ranging yet succinct text make American Indian Tribes of the Southwest completely worth the relatively modest cost of admission." - Toy Soldier & Model Figure"A compact summation of the Yuman, Piman, Athabaskan and Pueblo peoples who often clashed violently with the Spanish, Mexican and American settlers...accompanying the text is the usual wealth of amply captioned photographs and eight pages of color plates rendered in exceptional detail." --Wild West magazine

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Osprey Pub Co, 2013. New book, 48 pages, MAA488. This focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. It was in the Southwest - modern Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California and other neighboring states - that the first major clashes took place between 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous peoples of North America. This history of contact, conflict, and coexistence with first the Spanish, then their Mexican settlers, and finally the Americans, gives a special flavor to the region. Despite nearly 500 years of white settlement and pressure, the traditional cultures of the peoples of the Southwest survive today more strongly than in any other region. The best-known clashes between the whites and the Indians of this region are the series of Apache wars, particularly between the early 1860s and the late 1880s. However, there were other important regional campaigns over the centuries - for example, Coronado’s battle against the Zuni at… Read More