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Informationen zum Autor Francis Paul Prucha, S.J., a leading authority on American Indian policy and the author of more than a dozen other books, is an emeritus professor of history at Marquette University. Klappentext "The Great Father" was widely praised when it appeared in two volumes in 1984 and was awarded the Ray Allen Billington Prize by the Organization of American Historians. This abridged one-volume edition follows the structure of the two-volume edition, eliminating only the footnotes and some of the detail. It is a comprehensive history of the relations between the U.S. government and the Indians. Covering the two centuries from the Revolutionary War to 1980, the book traces the development of American Indian policy and the growth of the bureaucracy created to implement that policy. Zusammenfassung Provides an analysis of two centuries of federal policy. This is useful reading for those interested in understanding the complexities of American Indian policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsList of Maps and Tables, viiPreface to the Abridged Edition, viiiPreface to the Original Edition, ixAcknowledgements, xiiPrologue: The Colonial Experience, 11. The Revolutionary War and the Years Following, 132. Regulating Trade and Intercourse, 313. Civilization and Education, 484. The Policy of Indian Removal, 645. Emigration of the Tribes, 786. The Aftermath of Removal, 947. American Expansion and Indian Affairs, 1088. Developments in the West, 1229. The Civil War Years, 13610. The Peace Policy, 15211. Military Challenge, 16712. Indian Reservations, 18113. The New Christian Reformers, 19814. The Reservations and Reform, 21115. Severalty, Law, and Education, 22416. The Indian Service, 24217. The Indian Territory, 25218. The Nation's Wards, 26319. Education and Health, 28020. The Indians' Land, 29521. An Indian New Deal, 31122. Rounding Out the New Deal, 32623. The Termination Era, 34024. A New Day for the Indians, 35725. Indian Self-Determination, 37426. The Indians: America's Unfinished Business, 393Appendix ACommissioners of Indian Affairs, 403Appendix BIndian Population, 404Suggested Readings, 405Index 407 Maps and Tables1. United States Factory System, 1795-1822, 372. Land Cessions of the Five Civilized Tribes, 813. Indian Land Cessions in the North, 914. Location of Indians in the Indian Territory after Removal, 965. The Indian Territory, 1866-1888, 1426. Indian Reservations, 1880, 1887. The Sioux Reservations, 1890, 2158. Indian Lands and Communities, 1971, 382Tables1. Termination Acts, 3482. Urban Indians, 1970 and 1980, 3943. Government-Wide Funding for Indian Programs, 1980, 397...
