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An Indispensable Book, As Intellectually Provocative As It Is Emotionally Wrenching.Greg Grandin, Author Of The Pulitzer PrizeWinning The End Of The Myth Although The First Enslaved Africans Arrived In Jamestown In 1619, European Slavery In America Began More Than A Century Before. In A Work Distinguished Not Only By Its Original Research But By Its Passionate Prose (James F. Brooks), Historian Linford Fisher Demonstrates How The Enslavement Of Indigenous People Began In The Years Just After 1492, Ensnaring An Estimated Three To Six Million Natives Throughout The Americas. Although Largely Erased From The Public Consciousness, Native Enslavement Continued For Centuries To Become A Colossal Phenomenon That Affected Nearly 600,000 Native Americans In North America Alone, Revealing The Shocking Truth That American Colonizers Enslaved Natives In Roughly The Same Numbers As They Imported Enslaved Africans.From Virginia To California, From New England To Barbados, Stealing America Traces The History Of Indigenous Enslavement And Land Dispossession, Detailing How Colonizers Captured Natives And Often Deliberately Mislabeled Them As Black Slaves To Avoid Detection. While The American Revolution Pealed The Bells Of Freedom For Colonists, It Paved A Larcenous Trail Of Westward Expansion That Subsequently Plundered Indigenous Land And Stole The Labor Of Natives From Nations Like The Cherokee, Navajo, Nisean, And Many Others. This Double Theft, Fisher Writes, Was Central To The Origins, Growth, And Eventual Success Of The English Colonies And The United StatesNot Just Initially But Throughout All Of American History.In This Expansive Narrative, Fisher Weaves Together Accounts Of Major Episodes In American History Including Early Colonization, The American Revolution, And The Civil War With LesserKnown Stories Of Native Enslavement And Land Loss. Fisher Upends Conventional Histories About The Nature Of American Slavery, Revealing Enslaved Natives In Places We Have Overlooked, Including Southern Antebellum Plantations And The NineteenthCentury American West. After Congress Outlawed Native Slavery In 1867, Americans Forced Indigenous Children Into Boarding Schools And White Homes, Where They Labored Under Forced Assimilation. This Practice Was Not Reformed Until The Latter Twentieth Century, When Native Nations Finally Secured Increasing Rights And SelfDetermination.Nearly Fifteen Years In The Making, This Magisterial Volume Not Only Uncovers A FiveCentury Genocidal History But Also Illuminates The Myriad Ways Native Americans Have Fought For Their Sovereignty And Maintained Community. The Most Comprehensive Work Of Its Kind, Stealing America Emerges As A Saga Of Both Persistent Colonialism And Indigenous Resilience, One That Reframes American History At Its Core. 90 Illustrations; 19 Maps
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While I was excited to read 'Stealing America', the book arrived a week late and the packaging was a bit damaged. It’s a significant topic that deserved better treatment. The book itself is fantastic, but the shipping experience could use improvement.
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Kyle Johnson
Needed More Context
I found 'Stealing America' to be informative, but it felt like it lacked some context in places. It’s a crucial topic, and while it brings attention to Indigenous slavery, some sections could have benefited from more depth. Still, I think it’s worth a read if you want to understand this important aspect of U.S. history.
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Anita Patel
Engaging and Important Read
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in history. The hidden stories of Indigenous slavery are addressed in a captivating way, and I found the writing engaging. It's an easy read that packs a punch with its content. I bought a copy for my book club and everyone loved it!
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Maria Gonzalez
A Deep Dive into History
'Stealing America' was an eye-opening read for me. The author dives into the often overlooked narratives of Indigenous slavery, making complex history accessible to everyone. I appreciate the detailed research that really sheds light on these hidden stories that should be part of our education system!
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