Struggles of the Native American

The short answer: The book is non-fiction and finds its information from old newspapers of the period. The book covers stories from 1791 to 1911. The work is 307 pages with Index. The stories are authentic and are based from old newspapers available through the Library of Congress. The stories are about the Native Americans and their struggles to survive in a White mans world. In the stories there are detailed accounts of political corruption, harsh treatment used as leverage to remove the Native population from their homes, reckless gaming which was profitable for the hunters at the price of starvation for the natives. Having been drenched in Television and movies, many readers may realize an awaking of how the Natives actually lived from day to day. How they dressed, What their spiritual beliefs were, How they desired to live among the white man. There were, of course, those Tribes that were more volatile in their quest to keep their lands that they inherited from their ancestors over hundreds of years. Following the French and Indian War, and the War of 1812, the push came from White citizens and business men to remove the Tribes to the yet open west. In short time, about the 1830's, it was decided to remove the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.

There is no intention within the contents of the book to persuade or dissuade any political or humane viewpoints. The stories that may carry some of these traits are there because that is how the information was related to the public through the actual newspaper stories. Readers may recognize some of the common characters that present their own version of incidents with the newspapers. Notable characters include Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse (Sitting Bull's nephew), Geronimo, Victorio, Chief Joseph, Osceola, Stand Watie, Push-ma-ta-ha and more. There are many stories that involve abuse, heartbreak and mistreatment …. bear in mind these tragedies occurred on both sides (the White civilization and the Native civilization). Chief Standing Bear made an outstanding appeal to uphold the rights of the Native American. With a little persuasion from some prominent Politicians, he was able to sway popular opinion to grant rights to the Native American equal to those of the White men.

History & Genealogy are a favorite topic of mine. I am always eager to learn more of the stories of American Founding Fathers, The Explorers, The stories of Patriots, and the builders of our Nation. The soldiers and Peacekeepers that tried to keep us safe. These are just part of a long list of a young boy's heroes that kept my interest. The wife and I have shared a passion for Genealogy for and the discovery of finding our ancestors (and of course a good bit of history comes with the Genealogy). After High School and a few years in the Military I decided to go back to school and look again at the History options. My Bachelor's Degree was a double major; History and Education. My business years consisted mostly of being a Human Resource Director in a variety of businesses. Then, years later back to school to earn a Master's in Human Resource Development. Back to school again; this time for a Doctorate in Adult Education. I taught for Webster University, then online teaching for DeVry University, University of Phoenix and Western Governor's University. Now that Retirement has become reality, I can revisit the History and Genealogy. As a result, eight Genealogy books have been written (unpublished) for family members. My recent publication was Westward Expansion - News of the Westward Movement. This is about the period of the Louisiana Purchase and covers information from 1793 to 1906. The information in the book is straight from actual newspapers of the era. You can read about the Lewis and Clark expeditions, characters such as Daniel Boone, Jeremiah Johnson, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson and many more. Of the 80 plus characters in the book, 25 of them are my cousins or in some cases my wife's cousins. A second book is now available which will give the reader an opportunity to read actual news accounts of the Civil War. Title: It wasn't A Civil War. It was surprising how much information was actually printed during the war. The newspapers of the day were giving great detail about some of the major military campaigns and printed their stories the following day. A third book has been completed. Title: The Peacekeepers. This book is a collection of old west Marshals and Deputies. Like the predecessors; the text material is taken directly from actual news papers of the era. Characters include the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holiday, Heck Thomas, Bill Tilghman and many more. A good deal of the information comes from the Indian Territory and concerns Oklahoma and the Fort Smith, Arkansas area …this was the territory of the "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker. Recently submitted for publication is a new book Title: Struggles of the Native American. This book discusses the various tribes and leaders over a period of many years. Some of the characters include Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Osceola, Geronimo, Victorio, Red Cloud, Rain-in-the-Face, Push-Ma-Ta-Ha and Sequoyah. You may need a tissue as you read through this one.