Editorializing the Indian Problem - The New York Times on Native Americans, 1860-1900 (Paperback, Paperback ed)

Drawing on four decades of "New York Times" editorials, Robert Hays demonstrates the magnitude of the conflict between Native American and white European cultures as settlers and adventurers spread rapidly across the continent in the post-Civil War period.
From 1860 through 1900, the "Times" published nearly a thousand editorials on what was commonly called "the Indian problem." Selecting some of the best of these editorials, Hays gives readers what current accounts cannot: contemporary writers' perspectives on the public images of Native Americans and their place in a nation bent on expansion. Some editorials express the unbridled bitterness and raw ambition of a nation immersed in an agenda of conquest, while others resonate with the struggle to find a common ground. Still others evince an attitude of respect, which set the tone for reconciling national ambition with natural rights.
American history demonstrates time and again the price of Manifest Destiny. Many of the issues confronting nineteenth-century Native Americans remain alive today: unemployment, infant mortality, suicide, crime, alcoholism, and poverty. In presenting the authentic and urgent voices of a national newspaper's daily record, Hays illuminates the roots of our current challenges.

General

Imprint:	Southern Illinois University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	Robert Hays
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	392
Edition:	Paperback ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8093-2762-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-8093-2762-7
Barcode:	9780809327621

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