Living in the Land of Death : The Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860

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With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Choctaw people began their journey over the Trail of Tears from their homelands in Mississippi to the new lands of the Choctaw Nation. Suffering a death rate of nearly 20 percent due to exposure, disease, mismanagement, and fraud, they limped into Indian Terr...

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Autor principal: Akers, Donna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845 > Relations with Choctaw Indians.
United States. > Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Indian Removal Act of 1830 (United States)
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Indians, Treatment of.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Choctaw Indians > Social conditions.
Choctaw Indians > Relocation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Indiens d'Amerique > États-Unis > Relations avec l'État > 1789-1869.
Choctaw (Indiens) > Conditions sociales.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869.
Indians, Treatment of > Southern States > History > 19th century.
United States.
Southern States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siecle.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Ch. 1
  • A Brief History of the Choctaw People to 1817; Ch. 2
  • History, Change, and Tradition; Ch. 3
  • The Physical and Spiritual World of the Choctaw People; Ch. 4
  • After Doak's Stand: Indian Territory in the 1820s; Ch. 5
  • A Perfect Picture of Chaos; Ch. 6
  • A New Life in the Land of Death: Decade of Despair; Ch. 7
  • Making Death Literal; Ch. 8
  • Cultural Continuity and Change; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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