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Jacksonland : President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143108313
- ISBN: 014310831X
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Physical Description:
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421 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm - Publisher: New York : Penguin Group USA, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in hardcover in 2015. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-406) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The Indian map and the white man's map -- Part one. Horseshoe, 1814. Every thing is to be feared -- Urge on all those Cherokees -- Stamping his foot for war -- It was dark before we finished killing them -- Part two. Origins, 1767-1814. Send a few late newspapers by the bearer -- I am fond of hearing that there is a peace -- Every thing that was dear to me -- Part three. Old Hickory, 1815-1818. Address their fears and indulge their avarice -- Men of cultivated understandings -- Let me see you as I pass -- Part four. Young prince, 1820-1828. This unexpected weapon of defence -- Ominous of other events -- The taverns were unknown to us -- Interlude: hero's progress, 1824-1825. Liberty, equality, and true social order -- Clay is politically damd -- We wish to know whether you could protect us -- Part five. Inaugurations, 1828-1829. We are politically your friends and brethren -- This is a straight and good talk -- The blazing light of the nineteenth century -- Part six. State of the Union, 1829-1830. They have been led to look upon us as unjust -- The expediency of setting fire -- Sway the empire of affection -- Part seven. Checks and balances, 1830-1832. Legislative -- Judicial -- Executive -- Part eight. Democracy in America, 1833 -1835. The purest love of formalities -- I have the right to address you -- We are yet your friends -- Should they be satisfied with the character of that country -- Part nine. Tears, 1835-1838. Five millions of dollars -- The war department does not understand these people -- Perchance, you may have heard that the Cherokees are in trouble -- The thunder often sounding in the distance -- Epilogue -- Sources and acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | E 382 .I58 2015 | 290281 | Stacks | Available | - |