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Daily life on the old colonial frontier / James M. Volo and Dorothy Denneen Volo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Volo, James M., 1947-
- Series:
- Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--North America.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Fur trade--Social aspects.
- History.
- Fur trade.
- Ethnic relations.
- Territorial expansion.
- Social aspects.
- North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- North America.
- Europe--Territorial expansion--Social aspects.
- Europe.
- North America--Ethnic relations.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.
- Fur trade--Social aspects--North America--History.
- France--Relations--Great Britain.
- France.
- Relations.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Relations--France.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1. Wilderness and the Promised Land 1
- 2. The Eastern Woodland Culture 19
- 3. The Tomahawk and the Cross 51
- 4. Intertribal Trade and Warfare 73
- 5. Anglo-America: The English Colonies 95
- 6. Family and Household 121
- 7. Hearth and Home 141
- 8. The French Regime in Canada 159
- 9. The Fur Trade 171
- 10. The Militia 181
- 11. Flaming Frontiers 215
- 12. Tedious Days and Frightful Nights 231
- 13. Frontier Fortifications 255
- 14. The Opening Rounds of the Conflict 269
- 15. The Final Struggle for a Continent 283.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-321) and index.
- ISBN:
- 031331103X
- OCLC:
- 48940668
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