The Earth Shall Weep

A History of Native America

This carefully researched exploration of Native American culture investigates the complex, often misunderstood histories of hundreds of indigenous peoples. Author James Wilson has drawn from ethnographic and archaeological studies, historical texts, and the rich written and oral traditions of Native Americans to complete this important work.

©1998 JamesWilson (P)2002 Recorded Books, LLC

Lots of information about Native Americans

Slow to start but became engaging. The majority was filled with facts and I learned quite a bit about Native American culture. Slowed again near the end and became less interesting.

great book

I recommend this excellent book for everyone. brings out so many important issues affecting millions of peoples today.

great book. horrible mouth noises.

I love the book.
the narrator has a great voice and does a fantastic job reading.....but all the mouth noise are hard to handle. constant wet mouth noises and lip smacking is highly disturbing.. I couldn't finish the book.

The Most Complete Nook of American Indian History ever Written

Honestly the most Intriguing Book of American Indian History I have ever read, and I have read many, Compelling from beginning to end, with excellent audible, one of my Favorites!

Tremendous

This book is so well researched. I truly feel that the American Indians to this day are the neighbor whose suffering we are ignoring as American citizens. Reading the heartbreaking history of those who were here before us makes me realize why some people are so scared of illegal immigrants, it's because illegal immigrants came here and pushed out the natives. We must do better, we must somehow make things right. I strongly recommend this book to every citizen of the United States. It will change you, it will make you more compassionate and see American from the perspective of those who were here before the white man.

This section from the books sums up much of the problem of what the havoc the white man has brought to this land and its indigenous people.

"The white man adopted two basic approaches ... He systematically excluded blacks from all programmes, policies, social events, and economic schemes ... With the Indian the process was simply reversed ... Indians were ... subjected to the most intense pressure to become white. Laws passed by Congress had but one goal - the Anglo-Saxonization of the Indian... The white man forbade the black to enter his own social and economic system and at the same time force-fed the Indian what he was denying the black. Yet the white man demanded that the black conform to white standards and insisted that the Indian don feathers and beads periodically to perform for him."