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Robert J. Miller - Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny - 9780803215986 - V9780803215986
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Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny

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Description for Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny Paperback. Thomas Jefferson used the doctrine to exert American authority in the Louisiana Territory, to win the Pacific Northwest from European rivals, and to "conquer" the Indian nations. This title illustrates how the American colonies used the Doctrine of Discovery against the Indian nations from 1606 forward. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Native America, Discovered and Conquered takes a fresh look at American history through the lens of the Doctrine of Discovery—the legal basis that Europeans and Americans used to lay claim to the land of the indigenous peoples they “discovered.” Robert J. Miller illustrates how the American colonies used the Doctrine of Discovery against the Indian nations from 1606 forward. Thomas Jefferson used the doctrine to exert American authority in the Louisiana Territory, to win the Pacific Northwest from European rivals, and to “conquer” the Indian nations. In the broader sense, these efforts began with the Founding Fathers and with Thomas ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803215986
SKU
V9780803215986
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About Robert J. Miller
Robert J. Miller is a professor at the Lewis and Clark Law School and chief justice of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde in Oregon and a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Elizabeth Furse is a former Oregon congresswoman and former director of the Institute for Tribal Government, Hatfield School, at Portland State University.

Reviews for Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny
“To say this book is required reading for those wishing to understand American history is an understatement. Miller has provided an opportunity for readers with varying interests from Constitutional law professor to tribal advocate to public lands users of all types to gain valuable insight into the interconnected web of religion, conquest, human rights, land and equity. . . . ... Read more

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