This illustrated pocket encyclopedia, which includes photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries, traces the history of the Indians from the voyage across the Bering Strait from Asia to North America over 5000 years ago, right through to the struggles of the native Indians in the 20th century. The complex tapestry that includes the basket weaving an pueblos of the Anasazi Indians of New Mexico, the dugout canoes of the Chumash Indians of the Santa Barbara Channel Coast and many other fascinating things are brought together in this book.