Argues that the first land deals between Englishmen and Native Americans were lawful real estate transactions based on the definition of what was legal at the time Between the early 17th century and the early 20th, nearly all U.S. land was transferred from American Indians to whites. Banner argues that neither simple coercion nor simple consent reflects the complicated legal history of land transfers—time, place, and the balance of power between Indians and settlers decided the outcome of land struggles. Introduction
1(9)
Native Proprietors
10(39)
Manhattan for Twenty-Four Dollars
49(36)
From Contract to Treaty
85(27)
A Revolution in Land Policy
112(38)
From Ownership to Occupancy
150(41)
Removal
191(37)
Reservations
228(29)
Allotment
257(34)
Epilogue
291(6)
Notes
297(40)
Acknowledgments
337(1)
Index
338
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