The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation

ISBN-13: 9780190652166 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 640 str.

Colin G. Calloway

Opis

A biography of America's founding father and those on whose land he based the nation's future

Recenzje

From callow frontier fighter to venerated Founding Father of the United States, George Washington was intimately acquainted with 'Indian Country,' lured by its seemingly boundless potential for personal wealth and national expansion. But as Colin Calloway demonstrates in this ground-breaking study, Washington's vision for the West was contested by powerful tribes and charismatic Native leaders who prized independence as highly as he did. Bolstered by outstanding research, deep knowledge, and keen insight, Calloway's new book offers a sophisticated and original study of a cultural confrontation that was fundamental both for the shaping of Washington's character, and for America's destiny.

O autorze

Colin G. Calloway is the John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Native American Studies at Dartmouth University. His previous books include A Scratch of the Pen and A Victory with No Name.