An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873

by Benjamin Madley

Book Overview

The first full account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule

Winner of the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Award for History and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

"Gruesomely thorough. . . . Others have described some of these campaigns, but never in such strong terms and with so much blame placed directly on the United States government."--Alexander...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300230699
• ISBN13: 9780300230697
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"