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Rossi, Ann.
CULTURES COLLIDE : NATIVE AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS, 1492-1700
Washington, DC : National Geographic, 2004.
IL 5-8
ISBN 079227198X
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We often hear that Christopher Columbus discovered America back in 1492.  But he did not discover a land with no people.  The Native Americans had been living all through the area for 10,000 years.  There were many Native American cultures already living in the Americas before Columbus set foot on new soil.  There were many misunderstandings between cultures.  Find out what happens when Cultures Collide.
SUBJECTS:     Indians of North America -- History.
                        America -- Discovery and exploration.

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