Robert F. Berkhofer, Jr.
The White Man's Indian: Images of the American Indian from
Columbus to the Present
New York: Vintage Books, 1978.
Noble savage or crazy Indian? Berkhofer explores how the white
perspective of the Indian fueled the arrogant elitism of
colonialism and westward expansion. Berkhofer backs up his
thesis with impressive scholarship, references and a gripping
re-interpretation of American history.
