Pontiac's War: Its Causes, Course and Consequences

ISBN-13: 9780415979139 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str.

Richard Middleton

Opis

For much of the 17th and 18th centuries, European Americans and Native Americans lived in harmony as traders and hunters. This work explains the 'who, what, when, where, why' of the war that changed things between the native people and the European settler

Recenzje

"...a thoroughly documented tale that infuses remarkable diversity into a saga that historically has focused attention on a handful of key players. Middleton's discussion of Seneca diplomacy and subsequent peace negotiations with the Native peoples of the Illinois country... is especially insightful." "Highly recommended." -Choice

Spis treści

INTRO: The Middle Ground of Onontio An Entente Cordiale The French King calls for Help The Changing Fortunes of War The Collapse of New France CH 1: The New Order of Sir Jeffery Amherst Amherst and the British Establishment Gift Giving versus a Market Economy Trade and Ammunition The Forts, Law and Order Land and Settlement Prisoners or Family? CH 2: The Seneca Plan a War of Liberation Tahaiadoris and Kiashuta: the French Connection Johnson goes to Detroit to investigate The Occupation Completed: the Western Posts CH 3: Uneasy Peace, 1762-3 Unresolved Problems War Belts Neolin: A Prophet Speaks CH 4: Pontiac Takes the Initiative: Detroit A leader emerges The Siege begins Widening Visions Stalemate, July 1763 CH 5: The Spreading Conflagration Fort Pitt comes under Siege Michilimackinac falls to the Ojibwa The Capture of St Joseph, Miami and Ouiatanon The Seneca join the War: Venango, Le Boeuf and Presqu’Isle CH 6: The Empire Fights Back Amherst plans a Counter Attack Detroit: The Battle of the Bloody Brook Fort Pitt: The Battle of Bushy Run CH 7: Amherst Tries Again a) The Tribulations of Command Niagara: the Battle of the Devil’s Hole Detroit: The Siege Suspended CH 8: Winter Interlude a) Gage Takes Command Frontier Strife: The Paxton Boys Johnson’s winter offensive Rapprochement with the Seneca. CH 9: The Campaign for the Great Lakes, 1764 Indian Defense Plans British Preparations: The Niagara Conference The Search for Peace: the Mission of Captain Morris The Thwarting of John Bradstreet CH 10: Peace Comes to the Ohio Valley a) Bouquet prepares for Battle b) A Meeting at Muskingum CH 11: Pontiac and the Struggl

O autorze

Richard Middleton was for many years a Reader in American History at The Queen’s University, Belfast. He is the author of The Bells of Victory: The Pitt Newcastle Ministry and the Conduct of the Seven Years’ War, 1757-1762, and Colonial America, A History, 1565-1776. He is now an independent writer and scholar.