Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian

Description: Unworthy Republic by Claudio Saunt A masterful and unsettling history of "Indian Removal", the forced migration of Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s and the state-sponsored theft of their lands. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands lost their lives. In this powerful, gripping book, Claudio Saunt upends the common view that "Indian Removal" was an inevitable chapter in US expansion across the continent. Instead, Saunt argues that it was a contested political act-resisted by both indigenous peoples and US citizens-that passed in Congress by a razor-thin margin.In telling the full story of this systematic, state-sponsored theft, Saunt reveals how expulsion became national policy, abetted by southern slave owners and financed by Wall Street. Moving beyond the familiar story of the Trail of Tears, Unworthy Republic offers a fast-paced yet deeply researched account of unbridled greed, government indifference, and administrative incompetence. The consequences of this vast transfer of land and wealth still resonate today. Author Biography Claudio Saunt is the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History at the University of Georgia. He is the author of award-winning books, including A New Order of Things; Black, White, and Indian; and West of the Revolution. He lives in Athens, Georgia. Review "Saunt presents a stark and well-documented case that Native American expulsion was a political choice rather than an inevitable tragedy. This searing account forces a new reckoning with American history." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A significant, well-rendered study of a disturbing period in American history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A bold, new, and urgently needed standard for the way we should understand the history of Indian Removal...Saunt demonstrates with searing insight and unparalleled narrative skill how the bureaucratic and blatantly militaristic expulsion of 80,000 indigenous people profoundly reshaped the U.S. Republic and forever changed Native American lives." -- Tiya Miles, professor of history, Harvard University, author of The Dawn of Detroit "Unworthy Republic offers a much-needed corrective to the American canon, showing how a heavy-handed president, a deadlocked Congress, and a lust for profit combined to construct a shameful national legacy. This book is timely, provocative, heart-wrenching, and original-a riveting story that invites us all to reflect on how we got where we are today." -- Elizabeth Fenn, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Encounters at the Heart of the World "There has been insufficient reckoning with the conquest of the continent, Claudio Saunt relays in this excellent new book. In many accounts of U.S. history, the discussion of the mass deportation of native nations during the 1830s remains far too brief. Deportations legacies in law, culture, and community continue to this day and find powerful exploration in this important addition to the field." -- Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), professor of history and American studies, Yale University "[A] much-needed rendering of a disgraceful episode in American history that has been too long misunderstood." -- Peter Cozzens - Wall Street Journal ""Unworthy Republic" is a powerful and lucid account, weaving together events with the people who experienced them up close....Saunt has written an unflinching book that reckons with this history and its legacy." -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times "One of the most important books published on U.S. history in recent years and should be required reading for all Americans." -- Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History, Harvard University, author of Empire of Cotton Long Description Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction Shortlisted for the 2020 Cundill History Prize Named a Best Book of 2020 by the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Atlantic, Publishers Weekly, and a New York Times Critics Top Book of 2020 A masterful and unsettling history of "Indian Removal," the forced migration of Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s and the state-sponsored theft of their lands. Review Quote "Unworthy Republic offers a much-needed corrective to the American canon, showing how a heavy-handed president, a deadlocked Congress, and a lust for profit combined to construct a shameful national legacy. This book is timely, provocative, heart-wrenching, and original--a riveting story that invites us all to reflect on how we got where we are today." Details ISBN0393609847 Author Claudio Saunt Publisher Ww Norton & Co Year 2020 ISBN-10 0393609847 ISBN-13 9780393609844 Format Hardcover Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 37 illustrations Pages 416 DEWEY 323.11970730 Short Title Unworthy Republic Language English Publication Date 2020-05-19 UK Release Date 2020-05-19 NZ Release Date 2020-05-19 US Release Date 2020-05-19 AU Release Date 2020-03-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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