Creek country : the Creek Indians and their world / Robbie Ethridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ethridge, Robbie Franklyn, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creek Indians--History.

Creek Indians.

Creek Indians--Land tenure.

Creek Indians--Government relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reconstructing the human and natural environment of the Creek Indians in frontier Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, Robbie Ethridge illuminates a time of wrenching transition. Creek Country presents a compelling portrait of a culture in crisis, of its resiliency in the face of profound change, and of the forces that pushed it into decisive, destructive conflict.Ethridge begins in 1796 with the arrival of U.S. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins, whose tenure among the Creeks coincided with a period of increased federal intervention in tribal affairs, growing tension betwee

Contents:

Benjamin Hawkins in Creek country

The beginnings of Creek country: a historical overview

The landscape of Creek country

The heart of Creek country

The people of Creek country

The hinterlands

Creek farmers

Creek ranchers

Entrepreneurs, wage laborers, thieves, and the Creek frontier exchange economy

The selling of Creek country

The closing of Creek country.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-355) and index.

ISBN:

9798890875495

9780807861554

0807861553

OCLC:

56356641