Drawing on official reports and correspondence, Jackson traces the government’s dealings with the Delawares, Cheyennes, Nez Percés, Sioux, Poncas, Winnebagoes, Cherokees and others, documenting broken treaties, forced removals and massacres. Published in 1881, the book was sent at her own expense to every member of Congress as an indictment of federal Indian policy.
A landmark of American reform writing and a starting point for anyone studying the history of Native American dispossession. Download the free EPUB.