
From the Reservation to Washington
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Charles Curtis was born into Bleeding Kansas and came of age during the most turbulent of times. His father participated in the violence, as a Kansas Redleg avenging the actions of Missouri bushwhackers. As Civil War evolved into the Plains Indian Wars, Curtis was an eyewitness as his own people were starving and even the most powerful of tribes were confined to reservations. These forces shaped his philosophy and perspective. To this day he holds the distinction of being the only person of Native American heritage to be elected the second highest office in the land. He served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. Private and pragmatic, he became a respected statesman championing citizenship for Native Americans and rights for women. But his path of inclusion was perceived by others as destroying tribal sovereignty. Perhaps he realized that. But in his experience the most powerful force on earth was the federal government, and he learned to play the government game and to be better at it than almost anyone else.
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She is co-writer and co-executive producer of The Contested Plains, a docudrama set in the American West in the 1870s. It is set for release in September 2022.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Roots and Branches 1791-1842
- Gold-Seekers, Dreamers, and Ferryboat Men 1855-1863
- Copperheads, Bushwhackers, and Jayhawkers 1863-1866
- A Bowl of Corn, a Piece of Ground 1866-1868
- A Boy Adrift 1868-1873
- The French Apple Peddler 1873-1879
- The Indian Rider 1880-1888
- Hello, Dolly! 1888-1892
- An Indian in the House 1892-1905
- A Marble Battleground 1906-1915
- Weddings, War, and Want 1915-1928
- Second Place 1928
- A Good Loser 1932-1936
- Legacy
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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