'Indian Wars' and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 1763-1842

ISBN-13: 9780367492052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 160 str.

Robert M. Owens

Opis

‘Indian Wars’ and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 1763–1842 examines the struggle between Native Americans and Anglo-Americans for control of the lands east of the Mississippi River, through the lens of native attempts to form pan-Indian unions, and Anglo-Americans’ attempts to thwart them.

Spis treści

PART I: Analysis and Assessment.  Introduction: Clashing Cultures  1. Britain's Tenuous Empire  2. Revolting Americans  3. Confederations  4. Dueling Unions  5. Jeffersonians and Indians  6. Indian Wars in the Age of Jackson  Conclusion: Making Sense of History  PART II: Documents

O autorze

Robert M. Owens is Professor of History at Wichita State University, USA. He is the author of Red Dreams, White Nightmares: Pan-Indian Alliances in the Anglo-American Mind, 1763–1815 (2015).