The Great Father

by Prucha, Francis Paul

• ISBN13: 9780803287129
• ISBN10: 0803287127
• Edition: Abridged
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

"This is Francis Paul Prucha's magnum opus. It is a great work. . . . This study will . . . [be] a standard by which other studies of American Indian affairs will be judged. American Indian history needed this book, has long awaited it, and rejoices at its publication."-American Indian Culture and Research Journal. "The author's detailed analysis of two centuries of federal policy makes The Great Father indispensable reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of American Indian policy."-Journal of American History.

Author Biography

Francis Paul Prucha, S.J., a leading authority on American Indian policy and the author of more than a dozen other books, is an emeritus professor of history at Marquette University.

Table of Contents

Preface To The Abridged Edition	p. viii
Preface To The Original Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Prologue: The Colonial Experience	p. 1
The Revolutionary War and the Years Following	p. 13
Regulating Trade and Intercourse	p. 31
Civilization and Education	p. 48
The Policy of Indian Removal	p. 64
Emigration of the Tribes	p. 78
The Aftermath of Removal	p. 94
American Expansion and Indian Affairs	p. 108
Developments in the West	p. 122
The Civil War Years	p. 136
The Peace Policy	p. 152
Military Challenge	p. 167
Indian Reservations	p. 181
The New Christian Reformers	p. 198
The Reservations and Reform	p. 211
Severalty, Law, and Education	p. 224
The Indian Service	p. 242
The Indian Territory	p. 252
The Nation's Wards	p. 263
Education and Health	p. 280
The Indians' Land	p. 295
An Indian New Deal	p. 311
Rounding Out the New Deal	p. 326
The Termination Era	p. 340
A New Day For the Indians	p. 357
Indian Self-Determination	p. 374
The Indians: America's Unfinished Business	p. 393
Commissioners of Indian Affairs	p. 403
Indian Population	p. 404
Suggested Readings	p. 405
Index	p. 407
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