"A Roberts Rinehart Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 Ancient Americas -- 1 Dawntime 3 -- 2 In the Footsteps of the Ancients 19 -- 3 Art and Numbers 25 -- 4 Under the Wheel of Time 31 -- 5 Turmoil and Temples in Central Mexico 43 -- 6 From the Toltecs to the Incas 51 -- 7 Empires of the Sun 71 -- 8 When Worlds Collide 83 -- 9 Through the Lookinglass I 101 -- 10 March of the Metal Men 110 -- 11 Plumed Serpent 118 -- 12 Cornfield and Kiva 128 -- 13 Blood, Gold, and Souls 147 -- Part 2 Heritage of the New World -- 14 Through the Lookinglass II 167 -- 15 Serpent Mound to Tattooed Serpent 185 -- 16 People of the Forest 202 -- 17 Puritans and Indians 218 -- 18 European Cannon Meet Longhouse Diplomacy 236 -- 19 Muskets across the Mountains 254 -- 20 Road Not Taken 275 -- 21 Along the Trail of Tears 290 -- 22 A Man for All Seasons 318 -- 23 Death and Dispossession in the Heartland 331 -- 24 Through the Lookinglass III 339 -- 25 Under the Northern Lights 354 -- 26 Golden Hills, Crimson Blood 378 -- 27 From Sacajawea to Chief Joseph 395 -- 28 Buffalo Indians and Pony Soldiers 412 -- 29 Last Stronghold 446 -- 30 Through the Lookinglass IV 478.