Incorporating multiple perspectives on the Lewis and Clark expedition and its aftermath
Frederick E. Hoxie is Swanlund Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the author of several books, including The People: A History of Native America.Jay T. Nelson is a program assistant at the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History, the Newberry Library.
"Successfully places the famous expedition within the broader
context of a continental struggle over sovereignty and cultural
power. . . . A must read for scholars in Native American history,
the history of the trans-Mississippi West, and ethnohistory.
Essential."--Choice
"This collection of essays and documents is a unique, authentic,
and fascinating source for the study of history and is recommended
for academic libraries and Native American studies classes in
colleges and universities."--Multicultural Review
"Hoxie and Nelson strive to step beyond the typically reverential
fervor of bicentennial celebrations, including those of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition. . . . The essays in this collection, then,
represent an eclectic swath of topics and sources. . . . An
excellent resource for both serious students and scholars of the
American West."--Journal of Illinois History
"Hoxie and Nelson have produced an interesting, timely, and
readable book of twenty-three chapters examining the significance
of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of Native
Americans."--Journal of Military History
"A nuanced collection of essays that highlights both the positive
and the negative impacts of the expedition and how the perception
of those very repurcussions has evolved. . . .
Recommended."--Library Journal
“The first to present a comprehensive analysis of the expedition
and its impact from the time prior to the expedition to the present
day. . . . [Readers] can assess all that has been written, said,
and celebrated about the Corps of Discovery and the Indian men and
women who played such vital roles in the expedition and live with
its legacy.”--Annals of Iowa
“An instructive account of Indian-United States interaction from
the expedition to the present, as well as of Native American
culture and affairs.”--Indiana Magazine of History
"Frederick Hoxie and Jay Nelson's edited collection provides an
indispensable guide and handbook into the many layered meanings of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. Neither glorifying nor villifying
the Corps of Discovery, the valuable essays, documents, and
interviews found in this book deepen our collective assessments of
the American past, inviting us to reconsider commonly held
assumptions about this most famous of American explorations.
Historically grounded as well as conscious about the contemporary
challenges confronting western Indian nations, Lewis and Clark and
the Indian Country represents both essential and collaborative
scholarship. A rare achievement."--Ned Blackhawk, author of
Violence over the Land: Indians and Empires in the Early American
West
"After years of commemoration, is there anything left to be said
about Lewis and Clark? Absolutely, and as this book demonstrates so
well, the most important lessons--concerning the reach of
complexity and consequence across time and culture--have largely
been left unsaid. Placing the expedition in the context of long
environmental, social, and political histories, Lewis and Clark and
the Indian Country models creative, respectful, collaborative
scholarship that retells the familiar stories in light of Indian
experiences and survivals. This compelling and important collection
marks not only an apt closure to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial,
but a coming round full circle to the Indian people who greeted the
explorers' foray into 'new' land."--Philip J. Deloria, author of
Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places
"This book provides a broad spectrum of perspectives (both past and
present) on Lewis and Clark and the tribal people who encountered
their expedition. The selections are rich in both historical and
ethnographic content and reflect the changes that have occurred in
these tribal societies during the past two centuries."--R. David
Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History, University of Texas,
Dallas
"Successfully places the famous expedition within the broader
context of a continental struggle over sovereignty and cultural
power. . . . A must read for scholars in Native American history,
the history of the trans-Mississippi West, and ethnohistory.
Essential."--Choice
"This collection of essays and documents is a unique,
authentic, and fascinating source for the study of history and is
recommended for academic libraries and Native American studies
classes in colleges and universities."--Multicultural
Review
"Hoxie and Nelson strive to step beyond the typically
reverential fervor of bicentennial celebrations, including those of
the Lewis and Clark Expedition. . . . The essays in this
collection, then, represent an eclectic swath of topics and
sources. . . . An excellent resource for both serious students and
scholars of the American West."--Journal of Illinois
History
"Hoxie and Nelson have produced an interesting, timely, and
readable book of twenty-three chapters examining the significance
of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of Native
Americans."--Journal of Military History
"A nuanced collection of essays that highlights both the positive
and the negative impacts of the expedition and how the perception
of those very repurcussions has evolved. . . .
Recommended."--Library Journal
"The first to present a comprehensive analysis of the expedition
and its impact from the time prior to the expedition to the present
day. . . . [Readers] can assess all that has been written, said,
and celebrated about the Corps of Discovery and the Indian men and
women who played such vital roles in the expedition and live with
its legacy."--Annals of Iowa
"An instructive account of Indian-United States interaction from
the expedition to the present, as well as of Native American
culture and affairs."--Indiana Magazine of History
"Frederick Hoxie and Jay Nelson's edited collection provides an
indispensable guide and handbook into the many layered meanings of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. Neither glorifying nor villifying
the Corps of Discovery, the valuable essays, documents, and
interviews found in this book deepen our collective assessments of
the American past, inviting us to reconsider commonly held
assumptions about this most famous of American explorations.
Historically grounded as well as conscious about the contemporary
challenges confronting western Indian nations, Lewis and Clark
and the Indian Country represents both essential and
collaborative scholarship. A rare achievement."--Ned Blackhawk,
author of Violence over the Land: Indians and Empires in the
Early American West
"After years of commemoration, is there anything left to be said
about Lewis and Clark? Absolutely, and as this book demonstrates so
well, the most important lessons--concerning the reach of
complexity and consequence across time and culture--have largely
been left unsaid. Placing the expedition in the context of long
environmental, social, and political histories, Lewis and Clark
and the Indian Country models creative, respectful,
collaborative scholarship that retells the familiar stories in
light of Indian experiences and survivals. This compelling and
important collection marks not only an apt closure to the Lewis and
Clark bicentennial, but a coming round full circle to the Indian
people who greeted the explorers' foray into 'new' land."--Philip
J. Deloria, author of Playing Indian and Indians in
Unexpected Places
"This book provides a broad spectrum of perspectives (both past and
present) on Lewis and Clark and the tribal people who encountered
their expedition. The selections are rich in both historical and
ethnographic content and reflect the changes that have occurred in
these tribal societies during the past two centuries."--R. David
Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History, University of Texas,
Dallas
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