{"product_id":"shades-of-hiawatha-staging-indians-making-americans-1880-1930-paperback","title":"Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book of elegance, depth, breadth, nuance and subtlety.\" --W. Richard West Jr. (Founding Director of the National Museum of the American Indian), The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA century ago, U.S. policy aimed to sever the tribal allegiances of Native Americans, limit their ancient liberties, and coercively prepare them for citizenship. At the same time, millions of new immigrants sought their freedom by means of that same citizenship. Alan Trachtenberg argues that the two developments were, inevitably, juxtaposed: Indians and immigrants together preoccupied the public imagination, and together changed the idea of what it meant to be American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShades of Hiawatha, \u003c\/i\u003e Trachtenberg eloquently suggests that we must re-create America's tribal creation story in new ways if we are to reaffirm its beckoning promise of universal liberty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the Neil Gray, Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at Yale University. His books include \u003ci\u003eReading American Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e (H\u0026amp;W, 1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Incorporation of America \u003c\/i\u003e(H\u0026amp;W, 1982). He lives in Hamden, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.22 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751352762656,"sku":"9780809016396","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75890626c7e593736273b05ce9a0eb90.webp?v=1779971542","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shades-of-hiawatha-staging-indians-making-americans-1880-1930-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}