The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians (Abridged Edition)

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The Great Father was widely praised when it appeared in two volumes in 1984 and was awarded the Ray Allen Billington Prize by the Organization of American Historians. This abridged one-volume edition follows the structure of the two-volume edition, eliminating only the footnotes and some of the detail. It is a comprehensive history of the relations between the U.S. government and the Indians. Covering the two centuries from the Revolutionary War to 1980, the book traces the development of American Indian policy ...
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Overview

The Great Father was widely praised when it appeared in two volumes in 1984 and was awarded the Ray Allen Billington Prize by the Organization of American Historians. This abridged one-volume edition follows the structure of the two-volume edition, eliminating only the footnotes and some of the detail. It is a comprehensive history of the relations between the U.S. government and the Indians. Covering the two centuries from the Revolutionary War to 1980, the book traces the development of American Indian policy and the growth of the bureaucracy created to implement that policy.
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Editorial Reviews

American Indian Culture and Research Journal
"This is Francis Paul Prucha’s magnum opus. It is a great work. . . . This study will . . . [be] a standard by which other studies of American Indian affairs will be judged. American Indian history needed this book, has long awaited it, and rejoices at its publication."—American Indian Culture and Research Journal
Journal of American History
"The author’s detailed analysis of two centuries of federal policy makes The Great Father indispensable reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of American Indian policy."—Journal of American History
Oregon Historical Quarterly
"Written in an engaging fashion, encompassing an extraordinary range of material, devoting attention to themes as well as to chronological narration, and presenting a wealth of bibliographical information, it is an essential text for all students and scholars of American Indian history and anthropology."—Oregon Historical Quarterly
Western Historical Quarterly
"A monumental endeavor, rigorously researched and carefully written. . . . It will remain for decades as an indispensable reference tool and a compendium of knowledge pertaining to United States–Indian relations."—Western Historical Quarterly
America - Vine Deloria Jr.
"Perhaps the crowning achievement of Prucha’s scholarly career."—Vine Deloria Jr., America
New Mexico Historical Review - William T. Hagan
"For many years to come, The Great Father will be the point of departure for all those embarking on research projects in the history of government Indian policy."—William T. Hagan, New Mexico Historical Review
Montana - Lawrence C. Kelly
"The appearance of this massive history of federal Indian policy is a triumph of historical research and scholarly publication."—Lawrence C. Kelly, Montana
Minnesota History - Herbert T. Hoover
"This is the most important history ever published about the formulation of federal Indian policies in the United States."—Herbert T. Hoover, Minnesota History
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780803287129
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
  • Publication date: 4/28/1986
  • Edition description: ABRIDGED
  • Pages: 440
  • Sales rank: 1,068,295
  • Lexile: 1450L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.98 (d)

Meet the Author

Francis Paul Prucha, S.J., a leading authority on American Indian policy and the author of more than a dozen other books, is an emeritus professor of history at Marquette University.
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