The Earth Is Weeping is a sweeping, definitive history of the battles and negotiations that destroyed the Indian way of life even as they paved the way for the emergence of the United States we know today. The Indian Wars would last more than three decades, permanently altering the physical and political landscape of America. The expansion of the country and discoveries of gold drew whites to territory traditionally claimed by Indians. A magisterial, essential history of the struggle between whites and Native Americans over the fate of the West.Īfter the Civil War, the United States turned its attention to conquering the Great Plains and the lands beyond.
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