The Indians Won
The Indians Won by Martin Cruz Smith, published by University of New Mexico Press on March 1, 2024, is a work of speculative fiction that reimagines a pivotal moment in American history. Originally released in 1970 and now back in print, this edition spans 168 pages and is presented in English. The narrative explores an alternate history where, after the defeat of Custer and Benteen at the Little Bighorn in 1876, Indigenous tribes unite to establish a new nation, reshaping the landscape of North America.
Readers will find a thought-provoking exploration of the consequences of this alternate history, as the two nations—one formed by Indigenous peoples and the other by the United States—navigate their complex relationship a century later. The story delves into themes of stewardship, conflict, and identity, highlighting the stark contrasts in how each nation has approached the land and its resources. As tensions rise and both nations possess nuclear capabilities, the narrative poses critical questions about power and survival in a richly detailed historical context.
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First published in 1970 and long out of print, The Indians Won is a stunning work of speculative fiction that imagines that, following the defeat of Custer and Benteen at the Little Bighorn in 1876, the many Indigenous tribes of America formed an alliance to sweep the whites out of the center of the country and form a new nation, bounded on both coasts by the United States. One hundred years later the two nations, having taken very different paths toward stewardship of the land and resources, are on the brink of war again, as the five hundred million wasichu of the United States eye the vast, open center of the continent, just as they had prior to their explusion in the nineteenth century. The difference is, now they are both nuclear powers.
Imaginative, enthralling, rich in historical detail, and written from the perspective of a Native American writer, The Indians Won is an emotionally charged novel that asks the question: What if the Indians had won?
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