Masters of the middle waters : Indian nations and colonial ambitions along the Mississippi / Jacob F. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Jacob F., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley--Politics and government.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley--History.

Indians of North America--Kinship--Mississippi River Valley.

Illinois Indians--History.

Illinois Indians.

Illinois Indians--Politics and government.

Indians, Treatment of--Mississippi River Valley.

Indians, Treatment of.

Mississippi River Valley--History.

Mississippi River Valley.

Europe--Colonies--America--History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Jacob Lee offers a new understanding of the conquest of the American West based on the long history of warfare and resistance in the Mississippi River valley. The river and its tributaries were never simply a backdrop to unfolding events but advanced and thwarted the aspirations of Native nations, European imperialists, and American settlers alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction: Cities of the Living, Cities of the Dead

1. In Cahokia's Wake

2. Conversions

3. Alliances and Fractures

4. A New World?

5. An Empire of Kin

6. Conquest

Conclusion: The Deep History of the Midcontinent

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Credits

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780674239784

0674239784

9780674239777

0674239776

OCLC:

1083545141