The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire: The Covenant Chain Confederation of Indian Tribes with English Colonies Contributor(s): Jennings, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393303020 ISBN-13: 9780393303025 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1990 Annotation: This book, like its predecessor The Invasion of America, is part of a history of how Euramericans and Amerindians shared in the creation of the society that became the United States of America. In that long process, different strategies were adopted by varied Indian tribes and European colonies in order to cope with the presence of all the others. The strategy of Puritan New England was armed conquest. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
Dewey: 974 |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Lexile Measure: 1310 |
Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.15" W x 9.27" (1.46 lbs) 466 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The second part of the Covenant Chain trilogy, this work reinterprets early American history especially with regard to the Iroquois nation. The other two volumes in the series are The Invasion of America and Empire of Fortune. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jennings, Francis: - Francis Jennings is former director of the Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian. |