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The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855
William E. Unrau
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Description for The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855
Hardcover. The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834 represented what many considered the ongoing benevolence of US toward Native Americans, establishing a designated refuge for displaced Indians to protect them from exploitation by white men. This book focuses on Section 1 of the 1834 Act to show that this legislation was ineffectual from the beginning. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834 represented what many considered the ongoing benevolence of the United States toward Native Americans, establishing a congressionally designated refuge for displaced Indians to protect them from exploitation by white men. Others came to see it as a legally sanctioned way to swindle them out of their land. This first book-length study of ""Indian country"" focuses on Section 1 of the 1834 Act - which established its boundaries - to show that this legislation was ineffectual from the beginning. William Unrau challenges conventional views that the act was a continuation of the government's ... Read more
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834 represented what many considered the ongoing benevolence of the United States toward Native Americans, establishing a congressionally designated refuge for displaced Indians to protect them from exploitation by white men. Others came to see it as a legally sanctioned way to swindle them out of their land. This first book-length study of ""Indian country"" focuses on Section 1 of the 1834 Act - which established its boundaries - to show that this legislation was ineffectual from the beginning. William Unrau challenges conventional views that the act was a continuation of the government's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615117
SKU
V9780700615117
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About William E. Unrau
William E. Unrau's other books include The End of Indian Kansas: A History of Cultural Revolution, 1854-1971 (with Craig Miner) and White Man's Wicked Water: The Alcohol Trade and Prohibition in Indian Country, 1802-92, both from Kansas. He is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Wichita State University.
Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855
Superbly written, Unrau's study speaks to the unique creation of Indian Country and how external forces like federal legislation, treaties, and bureaucrats shaped it. Donald L. Fixico, author of The Invasion of Indian Country in Twentieth-Century America: American Capitalism and Tribal Natural Resources ""Offers compelling insights into how federal Indian policies were influenced by the rapid expansion of white settlement ... Read more