The World's Richest Indian - The Scandal over Jackson Barnett's Oil Fortune (Paperback, Revised)

The first biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. This book explores how control of his fortune was violently contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and an adventuress who kidnapped and married him. Coming into national prominence as a case of Bureau of Indian Affairs mismanagement of Indian property, the litigation over Barnett's wealth lasted two decades and stimulated Congress to make long-overdue reforms in its policies towards Indians. Highlighting the paradoxical role played by the federal government as both purported protector and pilferer of Indian money, and replete with many of the major agents in twentieth-century Native American history, this remarkable story is not only captivating in its own right but highly symbolic of America's diseased and corrupt national Indian policy.
The World's Richest Indian was the winner of the Sierra Prize of the Western Association of Women Historians.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	August 2005
Authors:	Tanis C Thorne (Half-time Lecturer and Director of Interdiscipinary Native American Minor, University of California, Irvine, and Part-time Lecturer)
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-518298-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Petroleum & oil industries Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-19-518298-7
Barcode:	9780195182989

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