Stolen Continents

1992 non-fiction book by Ronald Wright

Stolen Continents

Author| Ronald Wright
Subjects| Colonisation
Genre| Non-fiction
Publisher| Houghton Mifflin

Publication date

| 1992
Pages| 320
Award| Gordon Montador Award
ISBN| 0-395-56500-6

Stolen Continents is a 1992 non-fiction book by Ronald Wright that covers the colonial theft of land between 1492 and 1990. It specifically focuses on activities directed towards the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Cherokee, and Iroquois peoples.

The book won the Gordon Montador Award in 1993.

## Synopsis

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Stolen Continents covers the period 1492 to 1990 and documents five examples of the colonial theft of land from Maya, Inca, Aztec, Cherokee, and Iroquois people.[1][2] Wright breaks each example into three stages: initial contact, violent struggles, and modern resistance.[1] The book uses contemporary accounts from native peoples.[1]

## Critical reception

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The writer T. F. Rigelhof described the book as "remarkable" and "essential reading."[3] The archaeologist Brian M. Fagan was critical of what he saw as Wright's prioritisation of indigenous perspectives, which he claimed made the book unbalanced.[4]

Stolen Continents won the Gordon Montador Award in 1993.[5]

## See also

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* A Short History of Progress (book by the same author)
* What Is America? (book by the same author)

## References

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1. ^ a b c STOLEN CONTINENTS | Kirkus Reviews. 1 Feb 1992.
2. ^ "Stolen Continent CL by Ronald Wright". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
3. ^ "Henderson's Spear." The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Canada], 8 Sept. 2001. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A30468142/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=add736f6. Accessed 6 Sept. 2022.
4. ^ Fagan, Brian M. (1992-06-07). "With Gun and Smallpox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
5. ^ "Stolen Continents honored with Gordon Montador Award". Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 1993.

## External links

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* Wright's response to Fagan's review, The New York Times letters section, June 28, 1992.