Farewell, My Nation

The fully updated third edition of "Farewell, My Nation" considers the complex and often tragic relationships between American Indians, white Americans, and the U.S. government during the nineteenth century, as the government tried to find ways to deal with social and political questions about how to treat America’s indigenous population.

Updated Content

Updated to include new scholarship that has appeared since the publication of the second edition as well as additional primary source material

Focus on Cultural and Material Impact

Examines the cultural and material impact of Western expansion on the indigenous peoples of the United States, guiding the reader through the significant changes in Indian-U.S. policy over the course of the nineteenth century

Analysis of Policies

Outlines the efficacy and outcomes of the three principal policies toward American Indians undertaken in varying degrees by the U.S. government – Separation, Concentration, and Americanization – and interrogates their repercussions

Details on the Plains Wars

Provides detailed descriptions, chronology and analysis of the Plains Wars supported by supplementary maps and illustrations