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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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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  973 ST32    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  973 STEELE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973 ST32    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973 S814W    Check Shelf
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
Indians, North American -- sources
Europe -- Colonies -- America -- Administration.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples, North American -- sources
Subject Ethnohistory. (OCoLC)fst00916090
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- 1600-1750.
Genre/Form Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- First contact with Europeans.
Subject Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1600-1750.
Nordamerika (DE-588)4042483-2
Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans. (OCoLC)fst00969743
Indexed Term American Indians Wars History
Subject Indians of North America -- History -- Sources.
Europäer (DE-588)4134080-2
Indianer (DE-588)4026718-0
America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
Indians of North America -- Wars. (OCoLC)fst00969954
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History -- Sources.
Chronological Term 1600-1750
Subject Eroberung (DE-588)4264420-3
Ethnohistory -- United States.
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Ethnohistory -- United States.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Chronological Term Geschichte 1513-1765
Local Subject Indigenous peoples, North American -- history
Subject Colonies -- Administration. (OCoLC)fst00868457
Indians, North American -- history
Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans.
ISBN 0195082222 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780195082227 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
0195082230 (paper ; acid-free paper)
9780195082234 (paper ; acid-free paper)
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