Praise for “Native America, Discovered and Conquered”
May 21st, 2011
My book, Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny, has been used in over 20 colleges in the past few years.
Professor Robert Perez of University of California Riverside has used the book several times in undergraduate and graduate courses.
He recently emailed me his impressions of my book and those of his students.
He wrote me: “I really think that Native America Discovered and Conquered is one of the most important books written in the last couple of decades and I’ve rarely seen a book have such a profound and immediate impact on students.”
He is currently using my book in a graduate seminar on research methodologies. His graduate students are concentrating on a variety of subjects including American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Central America, Mexican Americans, and African Americans.
Professor Perez wrote: “all of them felt that the book was very important and something that they will incorporate into their dissertations in various ways. . . . they had nothing but praise for the book and they echo my sentiments that it is one of the most valuable and important books that they’ve ever read. They wanted me to convey their appreciation to you and to let you know how influential your work is across disciplines.”
May 25th, 2011 11:51
Praise well deserved – congratulations!
Dorian
March 22nd, 2012 15:39
I wrote the below poem, entitled “Title Manifest”, after reading an article you had written on Manifest Destiny and the ‘Discovery Doctrine’…I guess I was inspired. I love God and His Son, Jesus Christ, so I hope the personal faith-filled notion of it all causes no offense.
There was a thought long-ago-born, over a century ago adorned
Entitled destiny’s choice – one multitude’s unified voice
Extending west the intention – cunningly called sovereign intervention
Trail of tears through the chest of a land now oppressed
Yet, long before this notion, a man evoked great emotion
With a doctrine -not of love- though “divinely inspired” from above
Enshrining a law above others that justified ruling over brothers
Not only by power’s brand but by the “discovering” of their land
This deceptively made just the nations’ insatiable lust
To lord over more sands in the name of higher plans
Yet the reality remains the same – That forever men’s names
Have sought after domination – That unquenchable sensation
Though man has always twisted a truth God Himself insisted
It must undoubtedly be known that another Seed was forever sown
One growing great in expanse like the mustard tree’s branch
Housing the birds of the air, reconciling to hope all despair
A new kingdom and new covenant, a promise land with love in it
Ruled by the only Son, by His own blood becoming ransom
Showing Himself for all to see, placed above all authority
Righteousness and peace, with His own name on the lease
Still evil has sought to advance its own kingdom at any chance
But the Lord foreordained a better way to make known His name
And though God has let idle man’s conventions to claim title
He sealed the borders of His land by the Son of Man, His Right Hand
The coined phrase once intended for a nation’s endeavors defended
Should rather forever pertain to a people truly bearing His name
For the Lord will expand, furthering the reach of Love’s hand
Into hearts He’s shown the evidence, entire lives become His residence
So I speak for myself when I declare that all of my wealth
Is in His kingdom that I’m a part of, upon my life rests that same dove
Let it then be clearly known, what is now manifest and shown
That this destiny is now reality, and my heart’s land belongs to Thee
March 22nd, 2012 15:47
Please accept my apologies for the previous posted comment, as it is not directly relevant to the above titled book…I was attempting to share it directly with Professor Miller (I suppose I am lacking in blog savvy) – I should have just emailed him directly rather than leaving a comment under this particular blog post.