| Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks Contributor(s): Young, Mary Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806134356 ISBN-13: 9780806134352 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: President Andrew Jackson wanted to secure all 25 million acres east of the Mississippi River. When the indigenous tribes balked, Jackson offered treaties that promised a farm to each head of an Indian family in exchange for the remaining land. Mary Elizabeth Young details the repercussions of these treaties for American Indians and Anglo-Indian relations. Few if any Indians ever saw that promised farmland, but the United States received its share -- and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 976.004 |
| LCCN: 61015150 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.18" W x 9.14" (0.87 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: President Andrew Jackson wanted to secure all 25 million acres east of the Mississippi River. When the indigenous tribes balked, Jackson offered treaties that promised a farm to each of an Indian family in exchange for the remaining land. Mary Elizabeth Young details the repercussions of these treaties for American Indians and Anglo-Indian relations. Few if any Indians ever saw that promised farmland, but the United States received its share-and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Young, Mary Elizabeth: - Mary Elizabeth Young is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. |