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Jefferson and the Indians : the tragic fate of the first Americans
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- Creator
- Anthony F.C. Wallace
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999
- Physical Details
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- ix, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780674005488, 9780674000667, 0674000668, 0674005481
- OCLC
- ocm40964838, on1179454884
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-373) and index.
- Introduction: Logan's Mourner -- 1. The Land Companies -- 2. The Indian Wars -- 3. Notes on the Vanishing Aborigines -- 4. Native Americans through European Eyes -- 5. In Search of Ancient Americans -- 6. Civilizing the Uncivilized Frontier -- 7. President Jefferson's Indian Policy -- 8. The Louisiana Territory -- 9. Confrontation with the Old Way -- 10. Return to Philosophical Hall -- Conclusion: Jefferson's Troubled Legacy
Subjects
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views.
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.
- Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
- Indians of North America -- Social conditions.
- Indians.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815.
- United States -- Race relations.