Iron Horse in Indian Country - Native Americans and Railroads in the Us West

The Iron Horse in Indian Country examines the complex dynamic between Native peoples and the nineteenth century's chief transportation technology: railroads, spotlighting the ways in which Native peoples organized and appropriated railroads to resist colonialism and establish themselves as decisive actors in a modern world.

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About the author

Alessandra La Rocca Link teaches at the Upper School of Louisville Collegiate School. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Colorado Boulder and was a fellow at the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University.

Product details

• Authors: Alessandra La Rocca Link, Alessandra La Rocca (Upper School Faculty Link
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.07.2025
• EAN: 9780197674406
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767440-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, RELIGION / History, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / Social History, History of Religion, Legal History, History of the Americas, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history