Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny

by Robert J. Miller

Book Overview

Native America, Discovered and Conquered takes a fresh look at American history through the lens of the Doctrine of Discovery-the legal basis that Europeans and Americans used to lay claim to the land of the indigenous peoples they "discovered." Robert J. Miller illustrates how the American colonies used the Doctrine of Discovery against the Indian nations from 1606 forward. Thomas Jefferson used the doctrine to exert American authority in the Louisiana...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803215983
• ISBN13: 9780803215986
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"