President by Massacre pulls back the curtain of "expansionism," revealing how Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor massacred Indians to "open" land to slavery and oligarchic fortunes.

• Provides the first comprehensive review of American Indian policies formulated and carried out by three nineteenth-century United States presidents (Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor)
• Reflects the expertise of an American Indian author among the most notable thinkers in contemporary Native American Studies
• Stands apart from other books on the market by tackling the subject matter from a native perspective