Indians and British outposts in eighteenth-century America /
This fascinating look at the cultural and military importance of British forts in the colonial era explains how these forts served as communities in Indian country more than as bastions of British imperial power. Their security depended on maintaining good relations with the local Native Americans,...
| Основен автор: | Ingram, Daniel Patrick, 1960- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
℗♭2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=430689 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Indians and British outposts in eighteenth-century America. |
| Резюме: |
This fascinating look at the cultural and military importance of British forts in the colonial era explains how these forts served as communities in Indian country more than as bastions of British imperial power. Their security depended on maintaining good relations with the local Native Americans, who incorporated the forts into their economic and social life as well as into their strategies. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780813040578 0813040574 |