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Author Steele, Ian K. (Ian Kenneth), 1937-

Title Warpaths : invasions of North America / Ian K. Steele.

Imprint New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
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 2nd FL Humanities Library Books  E82 .S74 1994    Available
Collation 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index.
Contents 1. Arms in Arcadia, 1513-1565 -- I. Bases for Invasion, 1565-1684. 2. Spanish San Agustin, 1565-1672. 3. English Jamestown and the Powhatan, 1607-1677. 4. French Quebec, 1608-1682. 5. Plymouth, New England, and the Wampanoag, 1620-1677. 6. Dutch Fort Orange (Albany) and the Five Nations, 1624-1684 -- II. Colonies and Tribes, 1687-1748. 7. Establishing Patterns, 1687-1701. 8. Recurring Patterns, 1702-1748 -- III. Empires, Colonies, and Tribes, 1748-1765. 9. Invading the Ohio, 1748-1755. 10. Vaudreuil's Offensive, 1756-1757. 11. The British Imperial Victory, 1758-1763. 12. Different Drummers, 1759-1765.
Summary Provides a sweeping history of the numerous European invasions of North America, painting a dramatic new portrait of the centuries of warfare that shook the continent. Destroys the old image of technologically advanced Europeans overrunning primitive savages. Reveals how the Amerindians rose to the challenge of each sucessive invasion with martial and diplomatic skill.
Subject Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1600-1750.
Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples.
Indians of North America -- History -- Sources.
Ethnohistory -- United States.
Colonies -- Administration. fast (OCoLC)fst00868457
Ethnohistory. fast (OCoLC)fst00916090
Indians of North America. fast (OCoLC)fst00969633
Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples. fast (OCoLC)fst00969743
Indians of North America -- Wars. fast (OCoLC)fst00969954
Europe -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.
Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01245064
United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
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