Books by Laurence M. Hauptman

The disastrous Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1838 called for the Senecas' removal to Kansas (then part of the Indian Territory). From this low point, the Seneca Nation of Indians sought to rebound. Beginning with events leading to the Seneca Revolution in 1848, Laurence Hauptman traces Seneca history to the New Deal.

Chief Chapman Scanandoah (1870-1953) was a decorated Navy veteran who served in the Spanish-American War, a skilled mechanic, and a prizewinning agronomist He was also a historian, linguist, and philosopher. In An Oneida Indian in Foreign Waters, Hauptman chronicles his remarkable life to understand the vital influence Scanandoah had on the fate of his people.