The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855 by William E. Unrau
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 established its boundaries—to show that this legislation was ineffectual from the beginning. William Unrau challenges conventional views that the act was a continuation of the government's benevolence toward Indians, revealing it instead as little more than a deceptive stopgap that facilitated white settlement and development of the trans-Missouri West.
This hardcover book is in good condition with some imperfections to the dust jacket.
ISBN 10: 0700615113 / ISBN 13: 9780700615117.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Date: 2007
