Indians in the family : adoption and the politics of antebellum expansion / Dawn Peterson.

In 1813, Andrew Jackson invaded the Creek Indian Nation and, in the aftermath, sent a Creek boy home to his plantation household. Jackson's eventual adoption of this child opens a window into a forgotten story of adoption in the early nineteenth century. By tracking the political, familial, and econ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peterson, Dawn, 1977- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Cultural assimilation > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Southern States > Politics and government > 19th century.
Adoption > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Imperialism.
Slaveholders > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Southern States > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
United States > Politics and government.
Adoption.
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation.
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians, Treatment of.
Politics and government.
Slaveholders.
Southern States.
United States.
1775-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:421 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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