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A Century of Dishonor
by Jackson, Helen (H.H.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Roberts Brothers Helen Jackson (1830-1885) became one of the most prominent advocates for Native Americans. Her romantic novel about California natives, "Ramona," remained vastly popular for many decades. But this, Jackson's seminal work, was her most influential. First published in 1881; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing. Despite its popularity, the book is rather scarce today. Bright red cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover (which features a quotation from Benjamin Franklin stamped in black. Clean text, very bright and fresh; x, 514 pages, with a four-page publisher catalog of Jackson's work in the rear. Decorative endpapers, with an interesting contemporary (1892) bookplate on the front paste-down: the "Dodge Library, Odd Fellows Home." The spine has a light fade and there is evidence of a label removal; the gilt has been partially rubbed. Syill, a very attractive book that presents well and is easily read today. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A Century of Dishonor exposes how various people, from the military personnel to the government official, viewed Native Americans. Jackson outlines treaties between the federal government and various Native American tribes, treaties that were supposed to protect the rights of the Native American people and “ensure” them title to their lands, but were broken by the United States Government. She also tells of massacres, citing letters written by members of the United States military, detailing the horrendous acts committed against Native American women and children. When it was published in 1885, A Century of Dishonor created such a stir that the U.S. Department of the Interior appointed Jackson and Abbot Kinney to investigate the conditions of Native Americans in missions in California.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005986
- Title
- A Century of Dishonor
- Author
- Jackson, Helen (H.H.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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