The Pueblo Revolt (Bison Book)
Worth buying if: You want a concise narrative of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt.
Skip it if: You need exhaustive primary-source scholarship or footnoted archival apparatus.
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Summary
In The Pueblo Revolt, Robert Silverberg reconstructs the 1680 uprising of Pueblo peoples against Spanish rule, combining archival detail with storytelling to trace causes, leaders, and lasting effects across New Mexico.
Why this book now
Renewed interest in Indigenous resistance and colonial histories makes Silverberg’s focused account of the Pueblo Revolt especially resonant for readers revisiting early American c.
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- You want a concise narrative of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt.
- You appreciate Robert Silverberg’s clear explanatory prose on historical events.
- You need exhaustive primary-source scholarship or footnoted archival apparatus.
- You expect an academic monograph with hundreds of pages and dense theory.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780803292277
Worth buying if: You want a concise narrative of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt.
Skip it if: You need exhaustive primary-source scholarship or footnoted archival apparatus.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
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At 216 pages, this Bison Book edition is a moderate single-sitting or two-evening read suitable for general-interest readers rather than graduate study.
What stands out here
This Univ. of Nebraska Press Bison Book edition emphasizes Silverberg’s accessible synthesis of the Pueblo Revolt for a general audience, not a specialized archival edition.
Best way to approach it
Approach it as a narrative survey: follow Silverberg’s chronological storytelling and use the book as a readable introduction before consulting specialized academic works on Pueblo sources.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780803292277
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