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The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.
This account of Congresss Indian Removal Act of 1830 focuses on the plight of the Indians of the SoutheastCherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoleswho were forced to leave their ancestral lands and relocate to what is now the state of Oklahoma. Revealing Andrew Jacksons central role in the governments policies, Wallace examines the racist attitudes toward Native Americans that led to their removal and, ultimately, their tragic fate.
Author: Anthony Wallace
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 07/01/1993
Series: Hill and Wang Critical Issues
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780809015528
Language: English
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