Native Americans in the Twentieth Century

by James S Olson, Raymond Wilson

Overview

Written especially for the general reader and for college students, Native Americans in the Twentieth Century makes available for the first time a concise yet comprehensive survey of Native American history from the 1890s to the present. With clarity and balance the volume conveys the complex web of economic, political, and cultural forces that have characterized relations between Native and non-Native Americans for the past century. For anyone wanting a better understanding of the crucial issues and events that have led to the contemporary "Indian Problem," this is the best place to start.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780252012853
Publisher:	University of Illinois Press
Publication date:	01/01/1986
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James S. Olson is a member of the history department at San Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, and is the author of numerous books including The Ethnic Dimension in American History and Slave Life in America.Raymond Wilson is a member of the history department at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, and is the author of Ohiyesa: Charles Eastman, Santee Sioux and the co-author of Administrative History, Canyon de Chelly National Monument and of Indian Lives: Essays on Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Native American Leaders.