The chosen and the damned Native Americans and the making of race in the United States
(2026)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
970.00497/SILVERMAN,D

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 970.00497/SILVERMAN,D Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026
©2026
DESCRIPTION

x, 501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781635578386, 1635578388, 9781635578386, 1635578388
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

A memorial by the chosen to the damned -- Loss of faith -- Race wars -- "Undistinguished destruction" -- Whitewash -- "Exterminate them!" -- "A race of tenants" -- Visions in an age of systematic racism -- Choosing -- Transitions

A historical study examining the central role of race in Native American and United States history from the colonial era to the modern period. The book traces how Euro-American and Native American racial identities were formed and contested over four centuries, including colonial wars, the creation of reservations and boarding schools, and modern Native activism. Themes include the construction of White and Native identity, the effects of racial ideology on national policy, and the resilience and resistance of Native peoples. The work situates Native Americans as integral to understanding U.S. racial history

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