![]() ![]() They encountered resourceful Native Americans who deployed all means at their disposal to retain their land. In his subtle and exceedingly well documented account, Saunt shows how planters eager for land, southern politicians consolidating their power, and New York bankers launched one of the largest mass deportations in U.S. Sweeping and astute." - Tiya Miles, professor of history, Harvard University, and author of The Dawn of Detroit "Claudio Saunt has written the definitive history of this widely remembered but seldom understood central episode in American history. ![]() Saunt has written an unflinching book that reckons with this history and its legacy." - Jennifer Szalai - New York Times "Claudio Saunt sets a bold, new, and urgently needed standard for the way we should understand the history of Indian Removal. The parallels with the present are eerie." - David Treuer - Foreign Affairs "Unworthy Republic is a powerful and lucid account. ![]()
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