LEADER 02974nam 2200589 450 001 9910465339203321 005 20201109071025.0 010 $a1-4696-2690-X 010 $a1-4696-2691-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000644916 035 $a(EBL)4443599 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001646003 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16418065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001646003 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13325360 035 $a(PQKB)11423167 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001599659 035 $a(OCoLC)946725417 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4443599 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4443599 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11203140 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930328 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000644916 100 $a20201109d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEngines of diplomacy $eIndian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire /$fDavid Andrew Nichols 210 1$aChapel Hill :$cThe University of North Carolina Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-2689-6 311 $a1-4696-2889-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations, Maps, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A Trade upon Public Ground; 2 Local Agendas and National Goals; 3 Like So Many Armies; 4 The Commercial Ecology of the Indian Factory System; 5 Negotiation, Manipulation, and Alliance-Building; 6 Ten Commercial Embassies in Wartime; 7 Running Hard and Falling Behind; 8 Civilization versus Commerce; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $a"As a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties between Indian nations and the United States, while eliminating competition from unscrupulous fur traders. In this detailed history of the Indian factory system, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aTrading posts$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTrading posts$xHistory. 676 $a323.1197 700 $aNichols$b David Andrew$f1970-$0852171 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465339203321 996 $aEngines of diplomacy$92452702 997 $aUNINA