This important reference finds the lengthy, frequently contentious historical past of local American treaties, delivering a wealthy evaluation of an issue of continuous importance.
• Over three hundred A–Z entries protecting vital treaties comparable to the Treaty of 1778, U.S. and Indian leaders similar to leader Justice John Marshall and purple Cloud of the Sioux, and criminal judgements comparable to Worcester v. Georgia
• sixteen in-depth thematic essays supplying either executive and Indian views on significant matters, plus six essays taking a look at U.S.–Indian family members quarter by means of region
• a whole chronology of the foremost occasions that formed the background of local American treaty-making
• Over a hundred members who're amazing students of their box, similar to Carole Greenberg and R. David Edmunds
• images of important participants, treaty websites, and artifacts
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