Bøger i Landmark Events in Native American History serien

In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized President Andrew Jackson to move eastern Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory. This book is an insightful exploration of the dark chapter in Native American history.

In 1863, the Dine (Navajo) faced transformations to their way of life with the Americans' determination to first subjugate and then remove them to a reservation in order to begin their assimilation to American culture. This book exposes the series of events that facilitated the Navajo's removal from their homeland.

For a quarter century - 1861 to 1886 - the US military attempted to subjugate one of the largest Indian tribes of the American Southwest. This book presents the tale of how thanks to leaders such as Victorio and Geronimo, the Apache Indians held out longer than any other major US tribe.

Between 1675 and 1676, King Philip's War shattered native tribes and devastated the new English colonies. The powerful Pequot and Narragansett tribes were subjugated, and Wampanoag leader King Philip saw his lands taken and his counselors executed. In July 1675, his warriors started an uprising. This book gives an account of this confrontation.