kagemusha, 500 Nations, An Illustrated History of North American Indians is written by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. I got it for a general overview of indian history and a stepping stone to indentifying specific parts of their history that I would find interesting. Then I could locate more detailed books covering those areas of interest. The other attractive thing about the book is that it was on the bargain shelf at a local bookstore.

Here's a link to the book at Amazon.com for more information on it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books