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Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of Their Lands
Conquest by Law How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of Their Lands
Author: Lindsay G. Robertson
John Marshall's landmark 1823 decision in Johnson v. M'Intosh gave the European sovereigns who "discovered" North America rights to the land, converting Native Americans in one stroke into mere tenants. In 1991, while investigating the historical origins of this highly controversial decision, Lindsay Robertson made a startling find in t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195314892
ISBN-10: 0195314891
Publication Date: 4/12/2007
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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