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The only land they knew : the tragic story of the American Indians in the Old South / J. Leitch Wright, Jr.
Wright tells the story of three centuries of religious conversion, enslavement, epidemic disease, and murder at the hands of Spanish, French, and English settlers, long before the Indians of the south were forced into Andrew Jackson's "Trail of Tears."
Record details
- ISBN: 002935790X
- ISBN: 9780029357903
- Physical Description: xi, 372 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Free Press ; �1981.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-357) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Maps and illustrations -- The original Southerners -- The intruders -- Tsenacommacah -- The indomitable Old Dominion -- Goose Creek men -- Brands and slave cords -- Exploiting this 'Virgin Land' -- Jehovah and the Corn Mother -- Indians in Utopia -- This 'New American' -- Br'er Rabbit at the Square Ground.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 78 .S65 W75 1981 | 267099 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |