Unworthy Republic - The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

In May 1830, the United States launched an unprecedented campaign to expel 80,000 Native Americans from their eastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River. In a firestorm of fraud and violence, thousands of Native Americans lost their lives, and thousands more lost their farms and possessions. The operation soon devolved into an unofficial policy of extermination, enabled by US officials, southern planters, and northern speculators. Hailed for its searing insight, Unworthy Republic transforms our understanding of this pivotal period in American history.

About the author

Claudio Saunt is the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History at the University of Georgia. He is the author of award-winning books, including A New Order of Things; Black, White, and Indian; and West of the Revolution. He lives in Athens, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: Claudio Saunt, Saunt Claudio
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2021
• EAN: 9780393541564
• ISBN: 978-0-393-54156-4
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Illustrations: 37 illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Indigenous Peoples, Local History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, Central Southern States, US South, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General