"Farewell, my nation" : American Indians and the United States in the nineteenth century / Philip Weeks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weeks, Philip, author.

Series:

American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

The American history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--History--19th century.

History.

Indian Removal, 1813-1903.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 347 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

"Farewell, My Nation" is an insightful and accessible consideration of the complex and often tragic relationships between American Indians, white Americans, and the US government throughout the nineteenth century, as the government struggled with social and political questions about how to treat America's indigenous population. The third edition of this widely used text has been entirely rewritten in light of new scholarship and in order to incorporate additional primary source materials. Philip Weeks artfully guides readers through the significant changes in Indian-U.S. relations during this pivotal time, outlining the three principal policies undertaken in varying degrees by the US government-Separation, Concentration, and Americanization-and interrogating their respective effectiveness and repercussions. Offering detailed descriptions, chronology, and analysis of the Plains Wars supported by supplementary maps and illustrations, the new edition of this best-selling text will continue to be a valuable supplement to US history survey courses and essential reading for anyone interested in better understanding the political roots of the relationship between the US government and America's first peoples. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The "Indian Question" 1

In Need of a Solution 1

Breaching the Ohio Country Barrier 7

The Shooting Star and the Prophet 18

2 The Initial Solution 35

The Relocation Debate 35

Tribal Strategies in the South 40

The Cherokee-Georgia Conundrum 46

Removing the Southern Tribes 52

The Indian Territory and Its People 65

Undermining Forces 74

Dashed Hopes 81

3 The Travails of Mid Century 89

Western Troubles and the New Solution 89

Making Way for the Railroads 98

The Texas Challenge 102

Whether or Not to Be a Confederate 108

Civil War in the Indian Territory 117

Unrest in Minnesota 127

Colorado and Sand Creek 137

4 The Plains Wars, Phase I: Realizing Concentration 151

Those Who Resisted: An Inescapable Fate? 153

Indian Policy and Who Controlled It 159

Defending the Powder River Country 166

Dualism: Peace and Force Policies 176

Commotion in Kansas 180

Implementing Concentration 187

With the Olive Branch and the Sword 195

5 The Plains Wars, Phase II: Enforcing Concentration 209

Again, Indian Affairs and Who Controls Them 210

The Grant Peace Policy 214

At the Watershed 221

The Red River War 228

The Peace That Slipped Away 236

The Great Sioux War Commences 246

The Great Sioux War Concludes 259

6 The Search for a New Order 269

Reforms and Jurisdictional Disputes 270

Reappraising the Concentration Policy 279

The Government's Newest "Solution" 293

Ending "Old and Injurious Habits" 301

Americanization: White Rationalizations and Tribal Responses 306

Dead Dreams 314.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Weeks, Philip, author. Farewell, my nation.

ISBN:

9781118976777

1118976770

9781118976784

1118976789

OCLC:

922909714