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Trail of Tears
by John Ehle • 1988
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
4.12
5k+
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears 92%
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
by John Ehle 1988
4.12
5k+ ratings
Trail of Tears
by Captivating History • 2018
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
3.97
288
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears 92%
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
by Captivating History 2018
3.97
288 ratings
The Other Trail of Tears
by Mary Stockwell • 2014
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
4.16
85
The Other Trail of Tears Summary
The Other Trail of Tears 92%
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
by Mary Stockwell 2014
4.16
85 ratings
Unworthy Republic
by Claudio Saunt • 2020
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
4.22
2k+
Unworthy Republic Summary
Unworthy Republic 91%
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
by Claudio Saunt 2020
4.22
2k+ ratings
The Apache Wars
by Paul Andrew Hutton • 2016
A boy's kidnapping, a chief's brutal murder, and a shaman's vengeance ignited America's longest war.
4.12
2k+
The Apache Wars Summary
The Apache Wars 90%
A boy's kidnapping, a chief's brutal murder, and a shaman's vengeance ignited America's longest war.
by Paul Andrew Hutton 2016
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Great Contradiction
by Joseph J. Ellis • 2025
To create a nation, the founders protected slavery. Indian removal was the other price of union.
4.20
1k+
The Great Contradiction Summary
The Great Contradiction 89%
To create a nation, the founders protected slavery. Indian removal was the other price of union.
by Joseph J. Ellis 2025
4.20
1k+ ratings
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown • 1970
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
4.26
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Summary
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 89%
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
by Dee Brown 1970
4.26
105k+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
by Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Summary
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans 89%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 ratings
Not Stolen
by Jeff Fynn-Paul • 2023
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
4.13
463
Not Stolen Summary
Not Stolen 89%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz • 1983
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
3.46
796
The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas 89%
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983
3.46
796 ratings
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 89%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
Blood and Thunder
by Hampton Sides • 2006
To conquer the Southwest, America sent an illiterate tracker who became both a hero and a butcher.
4.30
20k+
Blood and Thunder Summary
Blood and Thunder 89%
To conquer the Southwest, America sent an illiterate tracker who became both a hero and a butcher.
by Hampton Sides 2006
4.30
20k+ ratings
The Gods of Indian Country
by Jennifer Graber • 2018
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
4.13
46
The Gods of Indian Country Summary
The Gods of Indian Country 89%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 ratings
The Frontiersmen
by Allan W. Eckert • 1967
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
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5k+
The Frontiersmen Summary
The Frontiersmen 88%
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
by Allan W. Eckert 1967
4.46
5k+ ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 88%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Earth Is Weeping
by Peter Cozzens • 2016
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
4.29
4k+
The Earth Is Weeping Summary
The Earth Is Weeping 88%
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
by Peter Cozzens 2016
4.29
4k+ ratings
Unsettling Truths
by Mark Charles • 2019
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
4.35
2k+
Unsettling Truths Summary
Unsettling Truths 88%
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
by Mark Charles 2019
4.35
2k+ ratings
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S.C. Gwynne • 2010
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
4.25
70k+
Empire of the Summer Moon Summary
Empire of the Summer Moon 88%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ ratings
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
4.38
159
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising 88%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 88%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Last Stand
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2010
Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.
4.05
12k+
The Last Stand Summary
The Last Stand 88%
Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010
4.05
12k+ ratings
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake • 1988
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
4.24
29k+
Dances with Wolves Summary
Dances with Wolves 88%
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
by Michael Blake 1988
4.24
29k+ ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 88%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph • 2018
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
4.57
10k+
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act 88%
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
by Bob Joseph 2018
4.57
10k+ ratings
The Pioneers
by David McCullough • 2019
Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.
3.82
28k+
The Pioneers Summary
The Pioneers 87%
Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.
by David McCullough 2019
3.82
28k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 87%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Slave Country
by Adam Rothman • 2005
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
3.73
169
Slave Country Summary
Slave Country 87%
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
by Adam Rothman 2005
3.73
169 ratings
All Our Relations
by Winona LaDuke • 1999
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
4.37
711
All Our Relations Summary
All Our Relations 87%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
The Interbellum Constitution
by Alison L. LaCroix • 2024
Antebellum America's constitutional crisis: federal power and states' rights kept swapping sides.
4.47
17
The Interbellum Constitution Summary
The Interbellum Constitution 87%
Antebellum America's constitutional crisis: federal power and states' rights kept swapping sides.
by Alison L. LaCroix 2024
4.47
17 ratings
Undaunted Courage
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1996
A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.
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Undaunted Courage Summary
Undaunted Courage 87%
A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996
4.23
68k+ ratings
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat • 2025
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
4.27
1k+
We Survived the Night Summary
We Survived the Night 87%
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen • 2008
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
4.17
2k+
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire 87%
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008
4.17
2k+ ratings
Medicine River
by Mary Annette Pember • 2025
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
3.91
2k+
Medicine River Summary
Medicine River 87%
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
by Mary Annette Pember 2025
3.91
2k+ ratings
Crazy Horse and Custer
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1975
Crazy Horse and Custer: two lives fated to collide. The parallel path to Little Bighorn.
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Crazy Horse and Custer Summary
Crazy Horse and Custer 87%
Crazy Horse and Custer: two lives fated to collide. The parallel path to Little Bighorn.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1975
4.23
9k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 87%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
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A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 87%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
American Lion
by Jon Meacham • 2008
How an orphan's fury for the elite built the modern presidency by breaking every established rule.
3.86
57k+
American Lion Summary
American Lion 87%
How an orphan's fury for the elite built the modern presidency by breaking every established rule.
by Jon Meacham 2008
3.86
57k+ ratings
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey • 2025
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
3.58
2k+
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief 87%
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
by Jon Hickey 2025
3.58
2k+ ratings
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff • 2021
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
4.06
3k+
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem 87%
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021
4.06
3k+ ratings
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
by Meriwether Lewis • 2005
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
3.93
381
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Summary
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 87%
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
by Meriwether Lewis 2005
3.93
381 ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
4.57
1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 87%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution
by Mark Peterson • 2026
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
4.09
22
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution Summary
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution 87%
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
by Mark Peterson 2026
4.09
22 ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 87%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
The Wrath of Cochise
by Terry Mort • 2013
One bungled arrest, five executed hostages, and the single spark that ignited a decade of war.
3.73
217
The Wrath of Cochise Summary
The Wrath of Cochise 87%
One bungled arrest, five executed hostages, and the single spark that ignited a decade of war.
by Terry Mort 2013
3.73
217 ratings
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 87%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2021
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
4.35
1k+
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" Summary
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" 87%
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2021
4.35
1k+ ratings
The Night Watchman
by Louise Erdrich • 2020
A Chippewa night watchman learns Congress intends to dissolve his tribe and rallies his community.
4.08
98k+
The Night Watchman Summary
The Night Watchman 87%
A Chippewa night watchman learns Congress intends to dissolve his tribe and rallies his community.
by Louise Erdrich 2020
4.08
98k+ ratings
The Reason You Walk
by Wab Kinew • 2015
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
4.07
4k+
The Reason You Walk Summary
The Reason You Walk 86%
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
by Wab Kinew 2015
4.07
4k+ ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
4.32
226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 86%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
From the Ashes
by Jesse Thistle • 2019
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
4.49
35k+
From the Ashes Summary
From the Ashes 86%
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
by Jesse Thistle 2019
4.49
35k+ ratings
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