Unworthy republic : the dispossession of Native Americans and the road to Indian territory /

"A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississip

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Main Authors: Saunt, Claudio
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2021.
?2020
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississip
Carrier Form: xix, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780393541564 (Norton paperback) :
0393541568 (Norton paperback)
Index Number: E98
CLC: K712.8
Call Number: K712.8/S257
Contents: Introduction: "Words are delusive" --
White supremacy and Indian territory. Aboriginia --
The White people of Georgia --
The view from Washington City. The debate --
"Forked tongue and shallow hart" --
The best laid plans. The plan of operations --