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Sharp Knife - Andrew Jackson and the American Indians (Hardcover)
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Sharp Knife - Andrew Jackson and the American Indians (Hardcover)
Series: Native America: Yesterday and Today
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Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book exposes Andrew
Jackson's failure to honor and enforce federal laws and treaties
protecting Indian rights, describing how the Indian policies of
"Old Hickory" were those of a racist imperialist, in stark contrast
to how his followers characterized him, believing him to be a
champion of democracy. Early in his career as an Indian fighter,
American Indians gave Andrew Jackson a name—Sharp Knife—that
evoked their sense of his ruthlessness and cruelty. Contrary to
popular belief—and to many textbook accounts—in 1830, Congress
did not authorize the forcible seizure of Indian land and the
deportation of the legal owners of that land. In actuality, U.S.
President Andrew Jackson violated the terms of the Indian Removal
Act of 1830, choosing to believe that he was not bound to protect
Native Indian individuals' rights. Sharp Knife: Andrew Jackson and
the American Indians draws heavily on Jackson's own writings to
document his life and give readers sharp insight into the nature of
racism in ante-bellum America. Noted historian Alfred Cave's latest
book takes readers into the life of Andrew Jackson, paying
particular attention to his interactions with Native American
peoples as a militia general, treaty negotiator, and finally as
president of the United States. Cave clearly depicts the many ways
in which Jackson's various dishonorable actions and often illegal
means undermined the political and economic rights that were
supposed to be guaranteed under numerous treaties. Jackson's own
economic interests as a land speculator and slave holder are
carefully documented, exposing the hollowness of claims that "Old
Hickory" was the champion of "the common man."
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