TY - BOOK AU - Cothran,Helen TI - The conquest of the New World T2 - At issue in history SN - 0737712740 AV - E101 .C73 2002 U1 - 970.01 22 PY - 2002///] CY - San Diego, Calif. PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Columbus, Christopher. KW - Columbus, Christopher KW - Indians of North America KW - First contact with Europeans KW - Indians, Treatment of KW - Conquerors KW - America KW - History KW - Explorers KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Colonization KW - Social aspects N1 - 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 ER -