The Other Slavery : Andrés Reséndez
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The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
Andrés Reséndez
Paperback
SOCIAL SCIENCE/Slavery
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE.
A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early twentieth century.
Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors. Reséndez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery, more than epidemics, that decimated Indian populations across North America. Through riveting new evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, and Indian captives, The Other Slavery reveals nothing less than a key missing piece of Amer
The Other Slavery : Andrés Reséndez
$24.99