A savage empire : trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America

A savage empire trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America

Overture : Mr. Pepys's hat -- The middle ground -- Employees, martyrs, and four hundred rifles -- Beaver wars -- Inland empires -- "This new man" -- Fires in the wilderness -- Colonel Washington's mission -- "Property of the Crown" -- "Set the world on fire" -...

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1. Verfasser: Axelrod, Alan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York St. Martin's Press 2011
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Fur trade > History > Fur traders > United States > USA > Pelzhandel > Geschichte 1600-1783
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Zusammenfassung:Overture : Mr. Pepys's hat -- The middle ground -- Employees, martyrs, and four hundred rifles -- Beaver wars -- Inland empires -- "This new man" -- Fires in the wilderness -- Colonel Washington's mission -- "Property of the Crown" -- "Set the world on fire" -- Fort Necessity -- Mercenary War -- "All North America in the hands of a single power" -- White savages -- Big knives and red people -- Anthony and Astor.
"... Reveals the astonishingly vital role a small animal-the beaver-played in the creation of our nation"--From publisher description
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 324 S.
ISBN:0312576560
0-312-57656-0
9780312576561
978-0-312-57656-1