Includes bibliographical references (p. 181]-191) and index.
Contents:
The "Indian problem" and the question of national identity -- Cooper and the sources of American national identity -- Domesticating the drama of conquest: Pocahontas on the popular stage -- Mary Jemison and the domestication of the American Indians -- Black Hawk's Life: the Indian as subject of history -- A guide to remembrance: the capitol tour and the construction of a U.S. citizenry.
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