The Kickapoo Indians resisted outsiders' every attempt to settle their lands--until finally they were forced to remove west of the Mississippi River to the plains of the Southwest. There they continued to wage war and acted as traders for border captives and goods. In 1873 they reluctantly settled on a reservation in Indian Territory. There, corrupt politicians, land swindlers, gamblers, and whiskey peddlers preyed on the tribe. Not until the twentieth century did the Kickapoos received just treatment at the hands of the United States government.

Book Information
ISBN 9780806112640
Author Alex M. Gibson
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 454g