The Fall of the Indian - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fall of the Indian write by Isaac McLellan. This book was released on 1830. The Fall of the Indian available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825–1855
The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825–1855 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825–1855 write by William E. Unrau. This book was released on 2024-01-05. The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825–1855 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834 represented what many considered the ongoing benevolence of the United States toward Native Americans, establishing a congressionally designated refuge for displaced Indians to protect them from exploitation by white men. Others came to see it as a legally sanctioned way to swindle them out of their land. This first book-length study of "Indian country" focuses on Section 1 of the 1834 Act-which established its boundaries-to show that this legislation was ineffectual from the beginning. William Unrau challenges conventional views that the act was a continuation of the government's benevolence toward Indians, revealing it instead as little more than a deceptive stopgap that facilitated white settlement and development of the trans-Missouri West. Encompassing more than half of the Louisiana Purchase and stretching from the Red River to the headwaters of the Missouri, Indian country was designated as a place for Native survival and improvement. Unrau shows that, although many consider that the territory merely fell victim to Manifest Destiny, the concept of Indian country was flawed from the start by such factors as distorted perceptions of the region's economic potential, tribal land compressions, government complicity in overland travel and commerce, and blatant disregard for federal regulations. Chronicling the encroachments of land-hungry whites, which met with little resistance from negligent if not complicit lawmakers and bureaucrats, he tells how the protection of Indian country lasted only until the needs of westward expansion outweighed those associated with the presumed solution to the "Indian problem" and how subsequent legislation negated the supposed permanence of Indian lands. When thousands of settlers began entering Kansas Territory in 1854, the government appeared powerless to protect Indians-even though it had been responsible for carving Kansas out of Indian country in the first place. Unrau's work shows that there has been a general misunderstanding of Indian country both then and now-that it was never more or less than what the white man said it was, not what the Indians were told or believed-and represents a significant chapter in the shameful history of America's treatment of Indians.
Indian's Friend
Indian's Friend - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Indian's Friend write by . This book was released on 1910. Indian's Friend available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Indian Mutiny to the Fall of Delhi. Compiled by a Former Editor of the “Delhi Gazette.”
The Indian Mutiny to the Fall of Delhi. Compiled by a Former Editor of the “Delhi Gazette.” - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Indian Mutiny to the Fall of Delhi. Compiled by a Former Editor of the “Delhi Gazette.” write by . This book was released on 1857. The Indian Mutiny to the Fall of Delhi. Compiled by a Former Editor of the “Delhi Gazette.” available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma
The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma write by Swami Achuthananda. This book was released on 2018-08-27. The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to Hindu mythology, Brahma has a lifespan of 100 years. That may appear way short for a god of Brahma’s standing . (He is the creator of our solar system.) But Brahma and Hindu gods do not follow our traditional 24-hour clock. They represent time in cosmic units of yugas and kalpas. If you don’t understand any of these terms, that’s ok. A kalpa, for instance, is defined as a day of Brahma and translates to 4.32 billion human years. In fact Brahma has a lifespan of 311 trillion years! We explain these colossal timescales, as we introduce Brahma in this book. You will learn that Brahma initially was the supreme deity of Hinduism, but he could not hang on to his position for long. A judgmental lapse is said to have caused his downfall. With Brahma’s descent, Vishnu rose to power. Today, in the Hindu pantheon, Vishnu is a prominent god, and has a following of more than 700 million devotees, who are occasionally identified by the U-shared marks on their foreheads. With a focus on Vishnu and Brahma, we continue our journey beyond the Vedic era. We begin by examining a popular creation myth in which Brahma emerges from the navel of a sleeping Vishnu and starts crafting the world. Further on, we explore the churning of the milky ocean, a crucial event in Hindu mythology and one of the rare occasions when gods and demons collaborated (instead of fighting) to search for the nectar of immortality. Many precious things—and surprises—came out this quest, including Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and consort of Vishnu. We also get to know a critical insight into our ancestry. According to Hinduism, we are all related and descendants of Manu, the father of human race. While this book focuses on Brahma and Vishnu, there will be occasional detours when we pause to look at art and architecture. In particular, we’ll look at Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world. Guess what? The fact that Angkor Wat is located outside India has dented Hindu pride from time immemorial. We’ll also peek at ancient paintings from a mythological perspective, especially the unique genre of miniature paintings called ragamala that combines art, music, and poetry. A remarkable shift in worship took place during this period. Bhakti became a major form of worship and pervaded Hindu society forever. If you are unfamiliar with bhakti, then nothing exemplifies bhakti (devotion) more than the dancing-and-chanting Hare Krishnas.
