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In 1937, The Growth of the American Republic (Morrison & Commager, 1937) opened with a reference to the “wild Indians” and “savages.” Beyond portraying the American natives as obstructions to progress, the authors never mentioned them again.
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Brown, C.A. (2016). The Struggle to be Seen. In: Williams, J.H., Bokhorst-Heng, W.D. (eds) (Re)Constructing Memory: Textbooks, Identity, Nation, and State. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-509-8_3
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