Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America

Native Roots by Jack Weatherford is a 288 page book about the natives of America. I chose this book because it seemed interesting and it had concrete information that applies to the topic of my research. The author has 4 other published books about varying topics before this book. Jack Weatherford graduated from University of South Carolina and he completed his Ph.D in anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. He earned a post-doctoral degree from Duke University and became a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota.

Native Roots exemplifies the history of the Natives -- highlighting specific farming techniques and the uprisings of a trade economy. Weatherford discusses how the Natives created their own society and how they assimilated into the White's culture.