"This book reinterprets the historic touchstone of the Overland Trail as a story of death and Native activism. Emigrant graves became seeds of U.S. possession across the West. In response Native peoples defended their homelands by pointing to their graves as proofs of Indigenous persistence and enduring territorial claims"-- Provided by publisher

1800-1899, Burial, Burial Overland Trails, Burial West (U.S.) History 19th century, États-Unis (Ouest) Histoire 19e siècle, History, Indians, Treatment of, Indians, Treatment of West (U.S.) History 19th century, Overland Trails Histoire 19e siècle, Overland Trails History 19th century, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Pioneers West (U.S.) Death

The Trail of the Dead Trails of Graves Cholera's Ravages The Disordered Dead Peoples of Suffering Remembering the Dead Legacies of the Overland Trail