Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index.
Contents
Missionary intentions, missionary violence -- John Eliot : conversion, colonialism, and the oppression of language -- Junípero Serra : spiritual conquest and famine in California -- Pierre-Jean De Smet : manifest destiny and economic exploitation -- Henry Benjamin Whipple : the politics of Indian assimilation -- The enduring dilemma : where do we go from here?