Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny
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Overview
The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780275990114 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 09/30/2006 |
Series: | Native America: Yesterday and Today |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d) |
Age Range: | 12 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Series ForewordForeword by Elizabeth Furse
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Doctrine of Discovery
2. The Doctrine of Discovery in America
3. Thomas Jefferson and the Doctrine of Discovery
4. Thomas Jefferson, Manifest Destiny, and the Indian Nations
5. Lewis and Clark and Discovery
6. Manifest Destiny and Discovery
7. The United States' Exercise of Discovery against the Indian Nations, 1774–2005
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
What People are Saying About This
Alexander Tallchief Skibine
"Miller's book represents the most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the American version of the Doctrine of Discovery to date, its role in the voyages of Lewis & Clark, and its continuing importance in the field of federal Indian Law today."
Alexander Tallchief Skibine, Professor, University of Utah Law School
"Miller's book represents the most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the American version of the Doctrine of Discovery to date, its role in the voyages of Lewis & Clark, and its continuing importance in the field of federal Indian Law today."
"Written by lawyer and law professor Robert Miller, this is revisionist history in the very best sense of that tradition. Miller reviews historic documents and oft-told stories in a new and original light. This important study gives Native Americans and their role in United States history a richer and deeper meaning through Miller's thoughtful interpretation of the Doctrine of Discovery in the context of its historical, law-related, political principles."
"Through its focus on the Doctrine of Discovery, Miller's book offers fascinating new insights into Jefferson's Indian policy, the significance of the Lewis & Clark expedition, and the origins of Manifest Destiny ideology in 19th- century America. Miller forces readers to confront the raw assertion of colonial power embodied in the Doctrine of Discovery, and its consistent deployment by the United States in the guise of law."
Rennard Strickland
"Written by lawyer and law professor Robert Miller, this is revisionist history in the very best sense of that tradition. Miller reviews historic documents and oft-told stories in a new and original light. This important study gives Native Americans and their role in United States history a richer and deeper meaning through Miller's thoughtful interpretation of the Doctrine of Discovery in the context of its historical, law-related, political principles."
Rennard Strickland, Knight Professor of Law, University of Oregon
Gerald Torres
"Professor Miller's treatment of the Doctrine of Discovery shows us that we still have much to learn about how we came to legitimize our jurisdiction over this continent. He illustrates the dense interlacing of law, ideology, and politics at work in the making of the New World. Everyone who is interested in Indian Law and the West will have to read this book."
Gerald Torres, Bryant Smith Chair, University of Texas Law School
Carole Goldberg
"Through its focus on the Doctrine of Discovery, Miller's book offers fascinating new insights into Jefferson's Indian policy, the significance of the Lewis & Clark expedition, and the origins of Manifest Destiny ideology in 19th- century America. Miller forces readers to confront the raw assertion of colonial power embodied in the Doctrine of Discovery, and its consistent deployment by the United States in the guise of law."
Carole Goldberg, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Law School, co-author of American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System
"Professor Miller's treatment of the Doctrine of Discovery shows us that we still have much to learn about how we came to legitimize our jurisdiction over this continent. He illustrates the dense interlacing of law, ideology, and politics at work in the making of the New World. Everyone who is interested in Indian Law and the West will have to read this book."