The other slavery : the uncovered story of Indian enslavement in America / Andrés Reséndez.

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A landmark history: the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th century. Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates, it...

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Main Author: Reséndez, Andrés (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Subjects:
Enslaved Indigenous persons > United States > History.
Slave trade > United States > History.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > United States > History.
Indigenous peoples of North America > History.
Slavery > United States > History.
Enslaved Indigenous persons > North America > History.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > North America > History.
Slave trade > North America > History.
Slavery > North America > History.
Indian slaves.
Indians of North America.
Indians, Treatment of.
Slave trade.
Slavery.
North America.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Uncovered story of Indian enslavement in America.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Caribbean debacle
  • Good intentions
  • The trafficker and his network
  • The pull of silver
  • The Spanish campaign
  • The greatest insurrection against the other slavery
  • Powerful nomads
  • Missions, presidios, and slaves
  • Contractions and expansions
  • Americans and the other slavery
  • A new era of Indian bondage
  • The other slavery and the other emancipation.