American burial ground : a new history of the Overland Trail / Sarah Keyes.

"This book reinterprets the historic touchstone of the Overland Trail as a story of death and Native activism. Emigrant graves became seeds of U.S. possession across the West. In response Native peoples defended their homelands by pointing to their graves as proofs of Indigenous persistence and endu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keyes, Sarah (Author)
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]
Series:America in the nineteenth century.
Subjects:
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Death.
Burial > Overland Trails.
Burial > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Indians, Treatment of > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Overland Trails > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique.
Sépulture > Overland Trails.
Overland Trails > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Burial.
Indians, Treatment of.
United States > Overland Trails.
West United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
New history of the Overland Trail
Format: Book

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