Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans. Book looks at Indian societies and in addition there are features such as the Mound Builders. When the European explorers "discovered" the Americas, native peoples were already established. This book looks at Indian societies from the earliest peoples. In addition to the text, there are features such as a look at the Mound Builders and an excerpt from the journal of a settler in Virginia.

Colored map of some first Americans and where they lived on front endpapers and a colored map of the exploration, Circa 980--1600 on back endpapers.