Empires and Indigenes Animals & society Finalist at the 2019 Moonbeam

Finalist at the 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

the book touches deftly on themes like the unintended consequences of greed and the importance of working together

Hike up Marin for views of the steel skeleton forever riffing on a tenor saxophone

and solidarity in nurturing hope for second chances

Empires and Indigenes Animals & society Finalist at the 2019 MoonbeamThe early modern period (c. 15001800) of world history is characterized by the establishment and aggressive expansion of European empires, and warfare between imperial powers and indigenous peoples was a central component of the quest for global dominance. From the Portuguese in Africa to the Russians and Ottomans in Central Asia, empire builders could not avoid military interactions with native populations, and many discovered that imperial expansion