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Crytzer Brady |
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Guyasuta and the fall of Indian America / / Brady J. Crytzer |
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Yardley, Pennsylvania : , : Westholme Publishing, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - History - 18th century |
Iroquois Indians |
Iroquois Indians - History - 18th century |
Indians of North America |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States History French and Indian War, 1754-1763 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The hunter : British posturing in the Ohio country, 1753 -- Victory on the Monongahela : Braddock's defeat, July 1755 -- Uncertain alliances : the Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 -- Fire on the frontier : the Indian insurgency of 1763 -- Dream of his fathers : postwar diplomacy in British North America -- Unwavering commitment : dual alliances in an age of unrest -- The cause of the crown : the siege of Fort Stanwix and the Battle of Oriskany, August 1777 -- The cause of his people : the Sullivan-Clinton and Broadhead expeditions and the burning of Hanna's Town, fall 1779 -- He wonders at his own shadow : the United States of America and the Northwest Indian War, 1793. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through the life of Guyasuta, one of the period's most influential figures, the book traces how American Indians were affected by the wars leading to American Independence. |
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