The conquest of the New World / Helen Cothran, book editor. - 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - At issue in history . - At issue in history. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Christopher Columbus -- Columbus was a hero / Samuel Eliot Morison ; Columbus was a pitiable man / Justin Winsor ; Modern attacks on Columbus are unwarranted / Mark Falcoff ; Modern attacks on Columbus are justified / Suzann Shown Harjo -- 2. Conquistadors -- Conquistadors were murderers / Bartolome de las Casas ; Conquistadors' motives were pure / Jean Descola ; Conquistadors fought in self-defense / Bernal Diaz del Castillo ; Conquistadors fought without reason / Miguel Leon-Portilla -- 3. Indians -- White takeover of Indian land : a White's view / Theodore Roosevelt ; White takeover of Indian land : an Indian's view / Chief Joseph ; Indians should be Christianized / Abraham Steiner ; Indians wish to keep their own religion / Charles Alexander Eastman ; Indians should join together in war against the Whites / Tecumseh ; Indians should live in peace with the Whites / Pushmataha.

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Columbus, Christopher.
Columbus, Christopher--Ethics.


Indians of North America--First contact with Europeans
Indians, Treatment of
Conquerors--History--America
Explorers--History--America


America--Discovery and exploration
America--Colonization
America--Colonization--Social aspects.

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