Jefferson and the Indians

The Tragic Fate of the First Americans

Anthony F. C. Wallace

  • Winner of the ForeWord Magazine History Award
  • Winner of the 2000 Caroline Bancroft History Prize Sponsored by Denver Public Library

Introduction: Logan's Mourner

The Land Companies

The Indian Wars

Notes on the Vanishing Aborigines

Native Americans through European Eyes

In Search of Ancient Americans

Civilizing the Uncivilized Frontier

President Jefferson's Indian Policy

The Louisiana Territory

Confrontation with the Old Way

Return to Philosophical Hall

Conclusion: Jefferson's Troubled Legacy

Notes

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

List of Documents

Index

  • Cover: Jefferson and the Indians

Anthony F. C. Wallace is University Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, at the University of Pennsylvania, winner of the Bancroft Prize in American history for his book Rockdale, and the author of The Death and Rebirth of the Seneca and The Long, Bitter Trail.