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The Indian world of George Washington : the first President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation
- Title
- The Indian world of George Washington : the first President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation / Colin G. Calloway.
- Author
- Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 621 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "An authoritative, sweeping, and fresh new biography of the nation's first president, Colin G. Calloway's book reveals fully the dimensions and depths of George Washington's relations with the First Americans."--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- First President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation
- Subjects
- United States
- Indians of North America > Wars
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Indians of North America > Government relations
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763)
- History
- Indians of North America > Wars > 1750-1815
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Relations with Indians
- HISTORY > Native American
- Relations with Indians
- Biographies
- HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- 1700-1815
- Indians of North America > History > 18th century
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Learning curves -- Virginia's Indian country -- The Ohio Company and the Ohio Country -- Into Tanaghrisson's world -- Tanaghrisson's war -- Braddock and the limits of empire -- Frontier defense and a Cherokee alliance -- Frontier advance and a Cherokee war -- The other revolution -- Confronting the Indian boundary -- "A good deal of land." -- The question of Indian allies -- Town destroyer -- Killing Crawford -- Building a nation on Indian land -- The first President and the first Americans -- An Indian policy for the new nation -- Courting McGillivray -- The greatest Indian victory -- Philadelphia Indian diplomacy -- Achieving empire -- Transforming Indian lives -- A death and a non-death.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-8599
- ISBN
- 9780190652166
- 0190652160
- LCCN
- 2017028686
- 40028060271
- OCLC
- 992798464
- 992798464
- Author
- Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953- author.
- Title
- The Indian world of George Washington : the first President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation / Colin G. Calloway.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1815
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028060271
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-8599