The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855

by William E. Unrau

Book Overview

The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834 represented what many considered the ongoing benevolence of the United States toward Native Americans, establishing a congressionally designated refuge for displaced Indians to protect them from exploitation by white men. Others came to see it as a legally sanctioned way to swindle them out of their land.

This first book-length study of "Indian country" focuses on Section 1 of the 1834 Act--which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700615113
• ISBN13: 9780700615117
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.7"