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Subject(s)

• Indian Removal, 1813-1903—Sources [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—Government relations—1789-1869—Sources [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—Government relations—1869-1934—Sources [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Series

• Eyewitness to history (ABC-Clio Information Services) [More in this series]
• Eyewitness to history

Summary note

"This powerful collection of documents illumines the experiences of the original people of the United States during American Indian removal, offering readers a unique standpoint from which to understand American identity and the historical processes that have shaped it"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Evaluating and interpreting primary documents
• Historical introduction
• Chronology
• chapter 1. Evolution of federal government policies, 1778-1829
• chapter 2. Rhetoric of removal, 1829-1830
• chapter 3. Removals, 1830-1836
• chapter 4. Ethnic cleansing, 1836-1844
• chapter 5. Responses to removal, 1854-1879
• chapter 6. Who owns the land? 1891-1932.

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ISBN

• 9781440854194 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
• 144085419X (hardcover : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2018033515

OCLC

1057731359

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