The Indian Reform Letters of Helen Hunt Jackson 1879-1885

Informationen zum Autor HELEN HUNT JACKSON (1830-1885) (born Helen Maria Fiske) was an American poet and author who became an advocate for the improved treatment of Native Americans and other minorities by the United States government. Complementing A Century of Dishonor, Jackson also illustrated the plight of Native Americans trying to integrate into the white culture in a novel entitled Ramona. Klappentext Helen Hunt Jackson's passionate crusade for Indian rights comes to life in this collection of more than 200 letters, most of which have never been published before. With Valerie Sherer Mathes's helpful notes, the letters reveal the behind-the-scenes drama of Jackson's involvement in Indian reform, which led her to write A Century of Dishonor and her protest novel, Ramona. Zusammenfassung Helen Hunt Jackson's passionate crusade for Indian rights comes to life in this collection of more than 200 letters! most of which have never been published before. With Valerie Sherer Mathes's helpful notes! the letters reveal the behind-the-scenes drama of Jackson's involvement in Indian reform.

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• Authors: Helen H. Jackson, Helen H./ Mathes Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson
• Assisted by: Valerie S. Mathes (Editor), Valerie Sherer Mathes (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780806151601
• ISBN: 978-0-8061-5160-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories