{"product_id":"wakaras-america-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-native-founder-of-the-american-west","title":"WakaraS America: The Life And Legacy Of A Native Founder Of The American West","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Forgotten Life And Complex Legacies Of Wakara, The Mighty, OnceNotorious Native Leader Whose Battles And Conquests Shaped The American WestA Sobering Reassessment Of The History Of The Great Basin And Locates The Disruptive And Violent Influences Of Colonialism At Its Center.Ned Blackhawk, National Book AwardWinning Author Of The Rediscovery Of Americathe Native American Leader Wakara (Ca. 18151855) Was Among The Most Influential And Feared Men In The NineteenthCentury American West, Famed As A Fierce Warrior, A Merciless Trader Of Indian Slaves, And HistoryS Greatest Horse Thief.In WakaraS America, Historian Max Perry Mueller Illuminates WakaraS Complex And Sometimes Paradoxical Story, Revealing A Man Who Both Helped Build The Settler American West And Defended Native Sovereignty. Wakara Was Baptized A Mormon And Allied With Mormon Settlers Against Other Indians To Seize Large Parts Of ModernDay Utah. Yet A PanTribal Uprising Against The Mormons That Now Bears WakaraS Name Stalled And Even Temporarily Reversed Colonial Expansion. Through Diplomacy And Through Violence, Wakara Oversaw The Establishment Of Settlements, Built New Trade Routes, And Helped Create The Boundaries That Still Define The Region.Drawing Together Deep Archival Research With Native Oral Histories, Archaeology, Geology, And Ecology, WakaraS America Offers An Innovative New Vision Of The History Of The American West With Native People At Its Center. It Serves As A Powerful Testament To WakaraS Legacy, Which Endures In His Story, In His Tribal Descendants, And In Their Stewardship Of Their Ancestral Lands Today.Finalist For The 2026 Spur Awards  Longlisted For The 2026 Plutarch Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953319198965,"sku":"DADAX1541602595","price":46.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91Zqj1u_YUL.jpg?v=1775491707","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/wakaras-america-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-native-founder-of-the-american-west","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}