"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Maps, illustrations, a bibliography, and an index are also included. An overview introduces each chapter, and a headnote to each document comments on its context and significance. Colin Calloway's introduction discusses the nature of such sources and the problems of interpreting them and also analyzes the forces of change that were creating a "new world" for Native Americans during the colonial period. Bibliographic Information Book Title The World Turned Upside Down Book Subtitle Indian Voices from Early America Editors Colin G. The documents collected here are drawn from letters, speeches, and records of treaty negotiations in which Indians addressed settlers. Synopsis: Gathers documents in which Indians addressed settlers, from first encounters to the American revolution From the Back Cover: This unique collection presents Native American perspectives on the events of the colonial era, from the first encounters between Indians and Europeans in the early seventeenth century through the American Revolution in the late eighteenth century.
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