Seeing Red - Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America (Hardcover)

Against long odds, the Anishinaabeg resisted removal, retaining thousands of acres of their homeland in what is now Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Their success rested partly on their roles as sellers of natural resources and buyers of trade goods, which made them key players in the political economy of plunder that drove white settlement and U.S. development in the Old Northwest. But, as Michael Witgen demonstrates, the credit for Native persistence rested with the Anishinaabeg themselves. Outnumbering white settlers well into the nineteenth century, they leveraged their political savvy to advance a dual citizenship that enabled mixed-race tribal members to lay claim to a place in U.S. civil society. Telling the stories of mixed-race traders and missionaries, tribal leaders and territorial governors, Witgen challenges our assumptions about the inevitability of U.S. expansion.  Deeply researched and passionately written, Seeing Red will command attention from readers who are invested in the enduring issues of equality, equity, and national belonging at its core.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Michael John Witgen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-6484-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4696-6484-4
Barcode:	9781469664842

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