From the Reservation to Washington: The Rise of Charles Curtis

by Debra Goodrich

The first person of color to serve as vice president, Charles Curtis was once a household name but has become a footnote in American history. As a mixed-race person who became a public figure in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his story is more relevant today than ever. He was constantly forced to choose whether to be Indian or white. Society would not let him be both. When his temper flared it was his "savage nature" coming through;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493075357
• ISBN13: 9781493075355
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"