The Rediscovery of America
Winner of the 2023 National Book Award in Nonfiction
Named a best book of 2023 by New Yorker
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognises that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America
The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, as a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to understanding the evolution of modern America.