The Great Father:The United States Government and the American Indians (Abridged Edition)

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“This is Francis Paul Prucha’s magnum opus. It is a great work. . . . This study will . . . [be] a standard by which other studies of American Indian affairs will be judged. American Indian history needed this book, has long awaited it, and rejoices at its publication”.-American Indian Culture and Research Journal. “The author’s detailed analysis of two centuries of federal policy makes The Great Father indispensable reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of American Indian policy”.-Journal of American History. “Written in an engaging fashion, encompassing an extraordinary range of material, devoting attention to themes as well as to chronological narration, and presenting a wealth of bibliographical information, it is an essential text for all students and scholars of American Indian history and anthropology”.-Oregon Historical Quarterly. “A monumental endeavor, rigorously researched and carefully written. . .. . It will remain for decades as an indispensable reference tool and a compendium of knowledge pertaining to United States-Indian relations”.-Western Historical Quarterly. “Perhaps the crowning achievement of Prucha’s scholarly career”.-Vine Deloria Jr., America.