{"product_id":"the-best-land-four-hundred-years-of-love-and-betrayal-on-oneida-territory-hardback-9780801452598","title":"The Best Land; Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory (Hardback) 9780801452598","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Best Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFour Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan A. Brewer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801452598\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 October 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 51 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 map - 51 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrewer's debut \u003ci\u003eThe Best Land\u003c\/i\u003e strives to answer haunting questions of her youth with uncanny subjectivity. Intensely researched.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Rumpus) \u003cp\u003eIt's very good upstate nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e (WAMC Northeast Public Radio)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Susan A. Brewer's fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Best Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, she recounts the story of the parcel of central New York land on which she grew up. \u003c\/b\u003eBrewer and her family had worked and lived on this land for generations when the Oneida Indians claimed that it rightfully belonged to them. Why, she wondered, did she not know what had happened to this place her grandfather called the best land. Here, she tells its story, tracing over the past four hundred years the two families—her own European settler family and the Oneida\/Mohawk family of Polly Denny—who called the best land home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituated on the passageway to the west, the ancestral land of the Oneidas was coveted by European colonizers and the founders of the Empire State. The Brewer and Denny families took part in imperial wars, the American Revolution, broken treaties, the building of the Erie Canal, Native removal, the rise and decline of family farms, bitter land claims controversies, and the revival of the Oneida Indian Nation. As Brewer makes clear in \u003ci\u003eThe Best Land\u003c\/i\u003e, through centuries of violence, bravery, greed, generosity, racism, and love, the lives of the Brewer and Denny families were profoundly intertwined. The story of this homeland, she discovers, unsettles the history she thought she knew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith clear determination to tell history as it was, without sugarcoating or ignoring the pain and suffering of both families, Brewer navigates the interconnected stories with grace, humility, and a deep love for the land. \u003ci\u003eThe Best Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful homage to the people, the place, and the environment itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The People of the Standing Stoneand the Axe Makers\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of One and Many Peoplein the Mohawk Valley\u003cbr\u003e 3. For King or Country\u003cbr\u003e 4. As Long as the Grass Shall Grow\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"We Shall All Be Americans\":The Story of Polly and Angel\u003cbr\u003e 6. Making Way for the Erie Canal\u003cbr\u003e 7. Squatters, Tenants, Owners\u003cbr\u003e 8. Realms of Orchards\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fire and Water \u003cbr\u003e 10. Ancestral Claims\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Three Hills","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541785735448,"sku":"9780801452598","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-best-land-four-hundred-years-of-love-and-betrayal-on-oneida-territory-hardback-9780801452598","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}