Buying America from the Indians : Johnson v. McIntosh and the history of native land rights Blake A. Watson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Blake A., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, Joshua, active 1819--Trials, litigation, etc.

Johnson, Joshua.

M'Intosh, William--Trials, litigation, etc.

M'Intosh, William.

Indian title--United States--History--19th century.

Indian title.

Indian land transfers--Illinois--History--19th century.

Indian land transfers.

Vendors and purchasers--United States--History--19th century.

Vendors and purchasers.

Physical Description:

xvi, 494 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Johnson v. McIntosh and the history of native land rights

Johnson versus McIntosh and the history of native land rights

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2012.

Contents:

February 28, 1823

"The sinne of the pattents"

The Illinois and Piankeshaws

"An unaccountable thirst for large tracts of land?"

The Illinois purchase of 1773

Lord Dunmore, the Wabash purchase of 1775, and revolution

Virginia fights for the Illinois country, 1775-1781

The Illinois and Wabash proprietors unite

Virginia gives up the Illinois country, 1781-1784

Conquest, purchase, and preemption

A time of transition

Cession, resistance, and removal

The shareholders regroup

Litigation

Argument and decision in Johnson v. McIntosh

Closure and continuity

The legacy of Johnson v. McIntosh

The critical response to the doctrine of discovery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-469) and index.

Local Notes:

The Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection.

ISBN:

9780806142449 (hardcover)

0806142448 (hardcover)

OCLC:

759907998