The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement

The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

A landmark history â€” the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th century

Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as AndrÃ©s ResÃ©ndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors, then forced to descend into the â€œmouth of hellâ€ of eighteenth-century silver mines or, later, made to serve as domestics for Mormon settlers and rich Anglos. Â
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ResÃ©ndez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery, more than epidemics, that decimated Indian populations across North America. New evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, Indian captives, and Anglo colonists, sheds light too on Indian enslavement of other Indians â€” as what started as a European business passed into the hands of indigenous operators and spread like wildfire across vast tracts of the American Southwest.Â Â

The Other Slavery reveals nothing less than a key missing piece of American history. Â For over two centuries we have fought over, abolished, and tried to come to grips with African-American slavery. Â It is time for the West to confront an entirely separate, equally devastating enslavement we have long failed truly to see.
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Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-04-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780547640983

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-04-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780547640983

The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

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