"During the last two decades of the nineteenth century, American Indian policy was dominated by a small but active group of reformers who wrote and spoke vigorously in favor of acculturating and assimilating the indians. These white Christian reformers, who called themselves 'Friends of the Indian,' were determined to break down the tribal structure, culture, and religion of the Indians - thus transforming them into American citizens indistinguishable from their white neighbors. ... Forty seven selections from the extensive literature of the reformer's campaign are compiled in this volume... Included are: Carl Schurz, Henry L. Dawes, Amelia S. Quinton, Herbert Welsh, Lyman Abbor, Richard Henry Pratt, James B. Thayer, and Thomas J. Morgan." Dust jacket.