Description |
282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
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 successive invasion with martial and diplomatic skill. |
Subject |
Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
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Indians, North American -- sources
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Europe -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples, North American -- sources
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Subject |
Ethnohistory. (OCoLC)fst00916090
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- 1600-1750.
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Genre/Form |
Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- First contact with Europeans.
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Subject |
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1600-1750.
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Nordamerika (DE-588)4042483-2
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Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans.
(OCoLC)fst00969743
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Indexed Term |
American Indians Wars History |
Subject |
Indians of North America -- History -- Sources.
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Europäer (DE-588)4134080-2
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Indianer (DE-588)4026718-0
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America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
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Indians of North America -- Wars.
(OCoLC)fst00969954
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History -- Sources.
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Chronological Term |
1600-1750
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Subject |
Eroberung (DE-588)4264420-3
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Ethnohistory -- United States.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Ethnohistory -- United States.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1513-1765
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples, North American -- history
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Subject |
Colonies -- Administration. (OCoLC)fst00868457
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Indians, North American -- history
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Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans.
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ISBN |
0195082222 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9780195082227 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0195082230 (paper ; acid-free paper) |
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9780195082234 (paper ; acid-free paper) |