Jefferson and the Indians : the tragic fate of the first Americans /

Jefferson and the Indians : the tragic fate of the first Americans / Anthony F.C. Wallace.

Studies Thomas Jefferson's attitudes towards free Native Americans, focusing on his relationships with frontier fighters and Indian agents.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Anthony F. C., 1923-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Political and social views.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Government relations > 1789-1869.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > North America.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Social conditions.
United States > Politics and government > 1789-1815.
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Logan's mourner
  • The land companies
  • The Indian wars
  • Notes on the vanishing aborigines
  • Native Americans through European eyes
  • In search of ancient Americans
  • Civilizing the uncivilized frontier
  • President Jefferson's Indian policy
  • The Louisiana Territory
  • Confrontation with the old way
  • Return to philosophical hall
  • Conclusion: Jefferson's troubled legacy.

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