Elusive Empires: Constructing Colonialism in the Ohio Valley, 1673-1800

ISBN-13: 9780521663458 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 320 str.

Eric Hinderaker

Opis

This book examines and compares the efforts of France, Britain, and the United States to extend imperial dominion over the Ohio Valley, focusing on the relations between Europeans and Indians to tell the story. In a compelling narrative, it considers the ways in which France and Great Britain each attempted to create viable empires in the region, the conflicts that resulted, and the origins and outcome of the American Revolution in the West. The result is a fascinating story that offers a strikingly new interpretation of the origins, progress, and effects of the American Revolution.

Recenzje

"This thoughtful study, based upon wide research in various sources, makes useful distinctions among the three types of frontier empires." The Journal of the Early Republic

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Empires of Commerce: 1. Networks of trade; 2. Communities of exchange; Part II. Empires of Land: 3. Definitions of value; 4. The alchemy of property; Interscript: the Ohio Valley on the eve of revolution; Part III. Empire of Liberty: 5. Land and liberty; 6. Empire ascendant; Notes.