Violence over the Land

"Violence over the Land" by Ned Blackhawk explores the history of Great Basin Native peoples—such as the Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone—over two centuries of interaction with European expansion and American imperialism. The book highlights how these communities responded to and shaped their changing worlds amid violence, trade, and slavery, offering a nuanced view of Native agency in the shaping of the American West. It emphasizes the high costs these Indigenous peoples bore in the face of colonial and imperial forces.