The American Indian Wars

by John William Tebbel and Keith Tebbel, John; Jennison

Book Overview

Before Europeans came to the vast region that is now the United States, over one million Native Americans inhabited the land, from the Northern ice wastes to the Southern swamps, from the Eastern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785815961
• ISBN13: 9780785815969
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Castle Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Text mostly about east of Mississippi

Most of the info was regarding wars/conflicts east of the Mississippi. Very little was on the western areas of the United States. Disappointed in this book.

White Hegemony Equals Trail of Tears and Indian Sorrow:

This concise book is required reading for Americans of all ages: John Tebbel & Keith Jennison's historical perspectives of the White Man's moral-turpitude and usurpation of the Americas will create trepidations in your soul because this is the ultimate horror story. The fact that by the early 20th century the number of American Indians that were left on U.S. soil was approximately 400,000 is striking, and the simple fact that this genocide is seldom discussed makes me ill. What the Indians suffered through for the last 500 years isn't any different than what the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are currently experiencing, but this time America has the chance to do the right thing by sparing these peoples lives, and yet they choose not to. But, instead (along with Israel) it continues to engage in colonization, which is the euphuistic term for hegemony, and genocide. {{{Sorry for digressing, but this needs to be said.}}} Anyway, the America Indians are extraordinary, viscerally strong, resolute, and residual, and they cling to their proud culture no matter the odds. However, the coming of the White Man nearly eviscerated their culture and almost destroyed America's identity, but in the end there are still patches of Indigenous influence throughout this country. This book concentrates its thesis on the wars that were fought, the names of many tribes and the leaders involved, as well as battle stratagems used in the wars. What mostly struck my interest was that many African Slaves managed to escape to Florida and assimilated with the Seminole Indians, but of course this didn't settle well with President Andrew Jackson. The U.S. wars with the Seminoles were the pinnacle of trouble for Jackson in Florida since this soon to be acquired territory was to be purchased from Spain, and believe it or not the events that were transpiring during 1814 and beyond would later lead to the 1898 Spanish American War. On many occasions the Indians were left with no alternative but to side with the French, or the British, for every time a treaty would be agreed upon the White Man would egregiously renege on it and usurp more territory, pushing their way further out west, which was a revolting development that literally cost lives and the soul of a nation. Other wars that are covered in this book are: 1) The British and Indian War, which we are more accustomed to calling it "The Revolutionary War." 2) The French and Indian War also known as "The Seven Years' War." 3) Black Hawk's War. 4) The Trail of Tears: the relocation of the Cherokee Indian. 5) Geronimo and the Apache Indian's last stand and relocations to prisons in Florida. 6) Wounded Knee and the relocation and near Genocide of the Lakota Sioux. This is just a sample of what's inside of this book. There are many tribes that this book covers and even more sanguineous stories of warfare and terrorism. "The American Indian Wars" is heavily detailed and scholarly, yet easy to read an