
A Century of Dishonour
A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the North American Tribes
Helen Hunt Jackson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 22. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
472 pages
978-1-108-07207-6 (ISBN)
Description
Author and activist Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-85) is remembered for her work in support of Native American rights. She was also a friend and correspondent of the poet Emily Dickinson, and her own verse was praised by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Her highly popular novel Ramona (1884) addressed discrimination against Native Americans, raising public consciousness as Harriet Beecher Stowe had done for slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). Jackson's novel emerged out of her passionate seeking of justice for her country's indigenous peoples. She describes decades of government-sanctioned mistreatment of Native Americans in this 1881 publication. The work introduces seven major tribes, their claims to ancestral lands, and the history of broken treaties and massacres they had endured. Alongside this, Jackson also presents details of Native American culture, resilience and creativity. This remains a vital and substantial account of minority persecution in North American history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
661 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07207-6 (9781108072076)
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HELEN HUNT JACKSON (1830-1885) (born Helen Maria Fiske) was an American poet and author who became an advocate for the improved treatment of Native Americans and other minorities by the United States government. Complementing A Century of Dishonor, Jackson also illustrated the plight of Native Americans trying to integrate into the white culture in a novel entitled Ramona.
Content
Preface; Introduction; Author's note; 1. Introductory; 2. The Delawares; 3. The Cheyennes; 4. The Nez Perces; 5. The Sioux; 6. The Poncas; 7. The Winnebagoes; 8. The Cherokees; 9. Massacres of Indians by whites; 10. Conclusion; Appendices 1-14.