Life and Times of Mary Musgrove
The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Creek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one. As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican clergyman, Mary was one of a small number of "mixed blood" Indians to achieve a position of...
| Основен автор: | Hahn, Steven C. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Florida :
University Press of Florida,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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| Резюме: |
The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Creek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one. As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican clergyman, Mary was one of a small number of "mixed blood" Indians to achieve a position of prominence among English colonists. Born to a Creek mother and an English father, Mary's bicultural heritage prepared her for an eventful adulthood spent in the rough and tumble world of Colonial Georgia Indian affairs. Active in diplomacy, trade, and politics--affairs typically dominated by men--Mary work. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780813042633 0813042631 9780813043043 0813043042 |