TY - BOOK AU - Hahn,Steven C. TI - Life and Times of Mary Musgrove SN - 9780813042633 AV - E99 .L544 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Florida PB - University Press of Florida KW - Indians of North America KW - Mixed descent KW - Georgia KW - Biography KW - Creek Indians KW - Women KW - Land settlement KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Unearthing Mary Musgrove; 1. Creek Beginnings; 2. The Reeducation of Mary Griffin; 3. Mary Musgrove: Between Creek Nation and Colleton County; 4. Mrs. Musgrove of Georgia; 5. Mary Mathewes, Malcontent; 6. Mary Bosomworth; 7. Coosaponakeesa; 8. "Your Memorialist"; Conclusion: Remembering Mary Musgrove; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 2; b N2 - The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Creek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one. As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican clergyman, Mary was one of a small number of "mixed blood" Indians to achieve a position of prominence among English colonists. Born to a Creek mother and an English father, Mary's bicultural heritage prepared her for an eventful adulthood spent in the rough and tumble world of Colonial Georgia Indian affairs. Active in diplomacy, trade, and politics--affairs typically dominated by men--Mary work UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=502764&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -