Wallace, Anthony F.C. : University of Pennsylvania
Review
"This informative, insightful, and sobering study deserves the attention of all who would understand American
Indian policy, not just in Jackson's period but in our own."
--Howard Lamar, Yale University
"Lucidly written, free of professional jargon, and a good synthesis of Jacksonian Indian policy and the Native
American response."
--R. David Edmunds, Journal of American History
"In this splendid little book, Anthony F.C. Wallace surveys the making and the legacy of a monumental tragedy,
as seen from all sides. Wallace's exactness, concision, and calmness of tone render his account all the more powerful
and instructive."
--Sean Wilentz, Princeton University
Submitted By Publisher, December, 2002
Summary
Wallace discusses the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which "dismissed the rights of Native Americans to their
homelands east of the Mississippi and mandated their relocation to . . . the Oklahoma plains. . . . {The author}
traces the movement and activities of the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles . . . to their
eventual destinations and fortunes." (SLJ) Index.
