Harcourt In his riveting chronicle of 'good intentions gone bad,' UC Davis historian Reséndez recounts the dismal story of enslavement of native people in the New World from Columbus's landing through Spanish and Anglo settlement of the American Southwest up to the present day. Combining a firm grasp of the scholarly literature, deep research into documentary sources, and a facile writing style, he describes in moving detail how warfare and conquest over five centuries created an economy of involuntary servitude in the Western Hemisphere, and its impact on conquered peoples. This landmark book opens a window on an important but overlooked chapter in American history.
– Bruce Dinges Also selected by Christine Wald Hopkins
