The Indians' new world: Catawbas and their neighbors from European contact through the era of removal (20th anniversary ed.)

Merrell follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the 16th century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later.

It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance.

Upon its original publication in 1989, this book helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history.