The Indians' new world : Catawbas and their neighbors from European contact through the era of removal / James H. Merrell.

By:

Merrell, James Hart, 1953- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press, (c)2009.Edition: Twentieth anniversary edition.ition /. / with a new introduction by the authorDescription: 1 online resource (xl, 381 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781469600772

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

E99 .I535 2009

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Contents:

A people from under the world : Europeans and other intruders -- The power of the steelyard : The triumph of trade -- Many nations under that name : A new society takes shape -- Modern Indian politics : Catawba diplomacy -- His land was spoiled : The settlers' invasion -- Harmless and friendly : The Catawba trail of tears -- Indians still : The nation endures -- I have been incommoded : George Washington's journey.

Summary: Merrell follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the 16th century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later. It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance. Upon its original publication in 1989, this book helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

The flower of Carolina : John Lawson's journey -- A people from under the world : Europeans and other intruders -- The power of the steelyard : The triumph of trade -- Many nations under that name : A new society takes shape -- Modern Indian politics : Catawba diplomacy -- His land was spoiled : The settlers' invasion -- Harmless and friendly : The Catawba trail of tears -- Indians still : The nation endures -- I have been incommoded : George Washington's journey.

Merrell follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the 16th century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later. It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance. Upon its original publication in 1989, this book helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history.

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