Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index.
Contents
The "Indian problem" and the question of national identity -- Cooper and the sources of American national identity -- Domesticating the drama of conquest: Pocahontas on the popular stage -- Mary Jemison and the domestication of the American Indians -- Black Hawk's Life: the Indian as subject of history -- A guide to remembrance: the capitol tour and the construction of a U.S. citizenry.