Quote: “The thing, which more nearly resembled our earthly men than it did the Martians I had seen, held me pinioned to the ground with one hug foot, while it jabbered and gesticulated at some answering creature behind me. This other, which was evidently its mate, soon came toward us, bearing a might stone cudgel with which it evidently intended to brain me.” (Burroughs 18)
Comment: This quote is one of many examples of describing the Martian peoples and their different groups. I assume that it is supposed to parallel America and the Native Americans in the west.
Question: This book was written in 1912 and when I think of Native American hostility in the west, I think of it as more of a 19th century conflict. What were relations between Native Americans and White Americans at this time? Was it any better and at this point in time, were Native Americans all living on reservations?