Colonization and the Wampanoag Story
by Linda Coombs
Pub Date 12 Sep 2023
Random House Children's,Crown Books for Young Readers
Children's Nonfiction| History| Middle Grade
Netgalley, Random House Children's, and Crown Book Readers have provided me with a copy of Colonization and the Wampanoag Story for review:
So far, you've only heard one side of the story: Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists' descriptions of the "discovery" of America. A true account of America from the perspective of its Indigenous people.
If you were asked to think about the beginning of the American story, what would you say? In 1492, three ships docked off of the Mayflower, or perhaps buckled shoes and hats stepped off. The truth is, Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists didn't arrive to an empty, vast land ready for development. Upon arriving, they found people and communities living in harmony with the land they had inhabited for thousands of years, and they disrupted everything they witnessed.
There is a carefully misrepresented history of America's earliest days, beginning with its "discovery" by Europeans, and ending with its first Thanksgiving. This is the true story of how America as we know it today began from the point of view of the Indigenous Nations in New England.
I give Colonization and the Wampanoag Story five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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