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Subject(s)

• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807-1882—Song of Hiawatha [Browse]
• Hiawatha active 15th century [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—Public opinion [Browse]
• Indians in popular culture—North America [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—Ethnic identity [Browse]
• Indians in literature [Browse]
• Immigrants in literature [Browse]
• United States—Emigration and immigration [Browse]
• United States—Race relations [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Summary note

"A century ago, it was U.S. government policy to sever the tribal allegiances of Native Americans, limit their ancient liberties, and coercively prepare them for citizenship. At the same time, millions of new immigrants from Asia and Europe sought freedom in America by means of that same citizenship. In this work, Alan Trachtenberg argues that the two developments were, inevitably, juxtaposed in myriad ways: Indians and immigrants together preoccupied the public imagination, and together changed the idea of what it meant to be American."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-352) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Dreaming Indian
• Singing Hiawatha
• Conceivable aliens
• Yiddish Hiawatha
• Ghostlier demarcations
• Wanamaker Indians
• The great bridge.

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ISBN

0374299757 (hc : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2004042438

OCLC

54400083

RCP

H - S

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