[Read] A Nation of Statesmen: The Political Culture of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans,

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A history of the Mohican people from the War of 1812 to the Nixon administrationContrary to the impression left by James Fenimore CooperWorld War II era.Since the War of 1812 Mohican history has been marked by astute if sometimes bitter engagement with the American political system, resulting in five treaties and ten acts of Congress, passed between 1843 and 1972. As Oberly traces these political events, he also assesses such issues as tribal membership, intratribal political parties, and sovereignty.