American Genocide
Benjamin Madley
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American Genocide
by Benjamin Madley, Fajer Al-Kaisi
Published
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
692
ISBN-13
9780300181364
ISBN-10
0300181361
Description
Between 1846 and 1873, California's Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Benjamin Madley is the first historian to uncover the full extent of the slaughter, the involvement of state and federal officials, the taxpayer dollars that supported the violence, indigenous resistance, who did the killing, and why the killings ended. This deeply researched book is a comprehensive and chilling history of an American genocide. Madley describes pre-contact California and precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence against California Indians. He narrates the rise of a state-sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal, judicial, and political support for genocide. Many participated: vigilantes, volunteer state militiamen, U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. congressmen, California governors, and others. Ultimately, the state and federal governments spent at least $1,700,000 on campaigns against California Indians. Besides evaluating government officials' culpability, Madley considers why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this groundbreaking book. Contains primary source material.
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How many pages are in American Genocide?
This edition of American Genocide has approximately 692 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, American Genocide typically takes between 14h 25m and 9h 37m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 173,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of American Genocide?
American Genocide was written by Benjamin Madley, Fajer Al-Kaisi.
When was American Genocide published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2016. The original work may have been published on a different date.