Description: On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands lost their lives. In this powerful, gripping book, Claudio Saunt upends the common view that “Indian Removal” was an inevitable chapter in US expansion across the continent. Instead, Saunt argues that it was a contested political act—resisted by both indigenous peoples and US citizens—that passed in Congress by a razor-thin margin. In telling the full story of this systematic, state-sponsored theft, Saunt reveals how expulsion became national policy, abetted by southern slave owners and financed by Wall Street. Moving beyond the familiar story of the Trail of Tears, Unworthy Republic offers a fast-paced yet deeply researched account of unbridled greed, government indifference, and administrative incompetence. The consequences of this vast transfer of land and wealth still resonate today.
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EAN: 9780393609844
UPC: 9780393609844
ISBN: 9780393609844
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Item Length: 23.1 cm
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Name: Unworthy Republic: the Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory
Language: English
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Item Height: 239 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 627 g
Subject Area: Regional History
Author: Claudio Saunt
Item Width: 160 mm
Format: Hardcover
