[bookshare-discuss] Accessible World presents A World View of history, November 17, 2010
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:22:17 -0700
SUBJECT: Accessible World presents A World View of History on November 17th
2010
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We had a great meeting last Thursday night listening to the author and
discussing his book "the Cold War A New History". Everyone had something to say
.The group liked the concise and readable style of the author, John Gaddis. The
interview and comments will be availble in the Accessible World Archive.
For a change in pace, join us on November 17th when we go back to the turn of
the nineteenth century and read about Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears.
"The great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh let out a terrifying whoop".is the dramatic
beginning of Chapter One with Tecumseh traveling to meet with five thousand
Creek Indians in October 1811 to persuade the five "civilized" tribes: the
Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Seminoles to join a giant Native American
confederation extending from the Canadian Border to the Gulf of Mexico to drive
the White devils back into the sea. This led to a civil war among the Creeks,
and the Fort Mim's massacre killing several hundred whites bringing in the
Federal Government and General Jackson. The book then reviews Jackson's
history and rise to fame on the violent Western frontier.
This is the seventh book Professor Remini has written on Andrew Jackson. It
focuses on the motivation and behavior of Andrew Jackson as an Indian fighter,
General, and President and how he dealt with the inevitable problems arising
out of the White Man's intrusion into Indian lands. Jackson had the usual view
of Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages, but his military and political
advancement gave him a broader viewpoint and concern for the tribes in trying
to minimize conflicts between the Indians and encroaching whites. According to
Remini, He administered justice on the frontier in an even but heavy-handed
manner, however, it did seem to this reader to fall heavier on the Native
Americans. He discussed the Indians removal to the Louisiana Territory with
the Tennessee governor as early as 1809 as being preferable to the current
practice of forcing them into debt and cheating them out of their lands.
Also, He was particularly concerned about the security of the United States
from the covert war against the U.S. by the Spanish and English who supplied
guns and ammunition to their Indian surrogates. . Ultimately the author
claims Jackson chose removal instead of annihilation and forced through
Congress the policy of removal.
Despite the horrors of the trail of Tears, both Jackson and the author feel the
policy of Removal saved the five "civilized" tribes of the Southwest from
extinction. How much of the brutality incident to the Trail of Tears could have
been avoided with greater oversight by Jackson remains a question. These were
tumultuous times in the White House and Old Hickory has always been
controversial.
Andrew Jackson And His Indian Wars
Remini, Robert V. Read by Lou Harpenau. Reading time 13 hours 35 minutes.
U.S. History 2001
Download Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars, DB54210
Bookshare Excellent quality
The group will meet at the same time the third Wednesday of every month and
will be facilitated by Don Queen, Email: queens@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT
and elsewhere in the world Thursday 01:00 GMT.
Approximately 20 minutes prior to the event start time; go to A World View of
History at:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsf0c95f474b43
Or, alternatively,
Select A World View of History Room at: www.accessibleworld.org
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and
then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the
Accessible World rooms.
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worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound
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others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key and
let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat with the
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