David A. Nichols
Â â€œ,Lincoln and the Indians, has stood the test of time andÂ offers this generation of readers a valuable interpretationÂ of the U.S. governmentâ€™s Indian policiesâ€”andÂ sometimes the lack thereofâ€”during the Civil WarÂ era. Providing a critical perspective on Lincolnâ€™s role,Â Nichols sets forth an especially incisive analysis of the trial of participants in the Dakota War ofÂ 1862 in Minnesota and Lincolnâ€™s role in sparing the lives of most of those who were convicted.â€Â ,â€”James M. McPherson, Pulitzer P rizeâ€“winning author of ,Battle Cry of Freedom,â€œFor the Dakota people, the Indian System started with the Doctrine of Discovery and continued Â through Abraham Lincolnâ€™s presidency and beyond. The United States was bound to protectÂ the rights of Indian parties. But in the end, the guilty were glorified and the laws for humanityÂ disgraced. This book tells that story, and it should be required reading at all educational institutions.â€Â ,â€”Sheldon Wolfchild, independent filmmaker, artist, and actor,â€œUndoubtedly the best book published on Indian affairs in the years of Lincolnâ€™s presidency.â€Â ,â€”,American Historical Review,David A. Nichols, was vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty at SouthwesternÂ College in Kansas. He is a leading expert on the Eisenhower presidency, and his most recentÂ book isÂ ,Eisenhower 1956,.
History,Native Americans
Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics