Caring People by Warren W Wiersbe
The first full account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule Between 1846 and 1873, California's Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Benjamin Madley is the first historian to uncover the full extent of the slaughter, the involvement of state and federal officials, the taxpayer dollars that supported the violence, indigenous resistance, who did the killing, and why the killings ended. This deeply researched book is a comprehensive and chilling history of an American genocide. Madley describes pre-contact California and precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence against California Indians. He narrates the rise of a state-sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal, judicial, and political support for genocide. Many participated: vigilantes, volunteer state militiamen, U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. congressmen, California governors, and others. The state and federal governments spent at least $1,700,000 on campaigns against California Indians. Besides evaluating government officials' culpability, Madley considers why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this groundbreaking book.Dr. Warren Wiersbe is a well-known author, teacher, and former pastor of three congregations, including Chicago's Moody Church. He was also the general director and Bible instructor for the popular radio program Return to the Bible. Around 4,000,000 copies of Dr. Wiersbe's books have been sold over the world. The Transformation Study Bible is the first full-text Bible to include passages from Dr. Wiersbe's popular Be Commentary series. Dr. Wiersbe and his wife now live in Nebraska after retiring from full-time ministry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801063879 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801063876 |
| Title | Caring People |
| Author | Warren W Wiersbe |
| Series | Living Lessons From God's Word |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Baker Books |
| Year published | 2001-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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