First published 2010
Colin Calloway presents a comprehensive examination of Native American history through multiple lenses. The book combines several focused studies: violence and conflict in the American West, the impact of Black migration patterns on indigenous communities, the role of Native Americans in New Left political movements, and personal accounts of cultural devastation. Calloway draws from primary sources including tribal oral histories, government documents, and firsthand testimonies. He traces how federal policies, westward expansion, and social movements shaped Native American lives from the colonial period through the modern era. The author connects seemingly separate historical threads to reveal ongoing patterns of displacement, resistance, and adaptation. This work offers readers a multifaceted view of American history that centers indigenous perspectives often absent from traditional narratives.
Genres: history, 20th-century, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, native-american, academic, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, multifaceted-perspective
Setting: America, West
Period: Colonial Period, Modern Era
Hardcover · Bedford/St. Martin's
Content warnings: colonialism, racism, violence