The classic book that exposed the scandal of the dispossession of
native land by American settlers And Still the Waters Run tells the
tragic story of the liquidation of the independent Indian republics
of the Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles,
known as the Five Civilized Tribes. At the turn of the twentieth
century, the tribes owned the eastern half of what is now Oklahoma,
a territory immensely wealthy in farmland, forests, coal, and oil.
Their political and economic status was guaranteed by the federal
government—until American settlers arrived. Congress abrogated
treaties that it had promised would last “as long as the waters
run,” and within a generation, the tribes were systematically
stripped of their holdings, and were rescued from starvation only
through public charity. Called a “work of art” by writer Oliver
La Farge, And Still the Waters Run was so controversial when it was
first published that Angie Debo was banned from teaching in
Oklahoma for many years. Now with an incisive foreword by Amanda
Cobb-Greetham, here is the acclaimed book that first documented the
scandalous founding of Oklahoma on native land.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2022 |
Authors: |
Angie Debo
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Preface by: |
Amanda Cobb-Greetham
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
504 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-23777-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-691-23777-8 |
Barcode: |
9780691237770 |
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