| Description |
xx, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index. |
| Summary |
This biography focuses on Clark's tenure as Indian agent, territorial governor, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis. Responsible for one-tenth of all Indian treaties ratified by the U.S. Senate, Clark was ultimately responsible for dispossessing more Indians than perhaps any other American, even if he sympathized with the Indians' fate and felt compassion for Native peoples. This books show the immense influence that Clark had on Indian-White relations in the trans-Mississippi region and on federal Indian policy in general. |
| Contents |
Horse racing, emigrating, and soldiering, 1770-1803 -- The Clark and Lewis expedition, 1803-1806 -- Indian agent at St. Louis, 1806-1812 -- The War of 1812 and Governor Clark, 1813-1815 -- Creating the state of Missouri, 1816-1821 -- Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, 1822-1828 -- The fur trade, Indian removal, and the Black Hawk War, 1829-1832 -- Reformer and statesman, 1833-1838. |
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Clark, William, 1770-1838.
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Clark, William, 1770-1838. |
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Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Explorers. |
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Biographies.
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Indian agents -- Missouri -- Biography.
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Indian agents. |
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Missouri. |
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Governors -- Missouri -- Biography.
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Governors. |
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United States. Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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Indians of North America -- Relocation.
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Indians of North America -- Relocation. |
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Indians of North America -- Government relations.
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Indians of North America -- Government relations. |
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Black Hawk War, 1832.
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Black Hawk War (1832) |
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780806139111 hardback alkaline paper |
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0806139110 hardback alkaline paper |
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