Rich Indians : Native people and the problem of wealth in American history / Alexandra Harmon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harmon, Alexandra, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Economic conditions.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Social conditions.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

Rich people--United States--History.

Rich people.

Wealth--Social aspects--United States--History.

Wealth.

Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--History.

Social change--United States--History.

Social change.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long before lucrative tribal casinos sparked controversy, Native Americans amassed other wealth that provoked intense debate about the desirability, morality, and compatibility of Indian and non-Indian economic practices. Skillfully blending social, cultural, and economic history, Alexandra Harmon examines seven such instances of Indian affluence and the dilemmas they presented both for Native Americans and for Euro-Americans--dilemmas rooted in the colonial origins of the modern American economy. This wide-ranging book looks at controversies concerning Powhatan economic status and ai

Contents:

"Savages," rich and poor

Indian gentry

Civilized Indian nations

Gilded age Indians

Osage oil owners

Riches reclaimed

Gambling money.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-9313-425-4

979-88-908852-7-2

1-4696-0640-2

0-8078-9957-7

OCLC:

676698344