A Century of Dishonor Author:Helen Hunt Jackson Of the many works written in the nineteenth century dealing with the plight of the American Indian, Jackson's A CENTURY OF DISHONOR is perhaps the most widely known and certainly one of the best. It is a sympathetic survey to 1880 of the United States relations with seven Indian tribes. These are the Delawares, Cheyennes, Nez Perces, Sioux, Ponc... more »as, Winnebagoes and Cherokees. First published in 1881 it produced a strong public reaction that was instrumental in generating Federal efforts to ameliorate the Indians' conditions.« less