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Fur traders Fur traders West (U.S.) History Indians of North America Indians of North America West (U.S.) History 19th century Racially mixed people Racially mixed people West (U.S.) History 19th century West (U.S.) History 19th century West United States White people Relations with Indians Whites Relations with IndiansFilter By Subjects
Fur traders Fur traders West (U.S.) History Indians of North America Indians of North America West (U.S.) History 19th century Racially mixed people Racially mixed people West (U.S.) History 19th century West (U.S.) History 19th century West United States White people Relations with Indians Whites Relations with IndiansJacobs, Wilbur R.
Contents: Indian-white contact: background. The white man's frontier in American history: the impact upon the land and the Indian -- Unsavory sidelights on Colonial trade -- Wampum and the protocol of treaty-making -- White gift-giving: French skills in managing the Indians -- Indian-white contact: frontier conflicts. -- British Indian-white relations: Edmond Atkin's scheme for imperial control -- A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1985
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Summary: "A revealing history of the West that pivots on Native peoples and the mixed families they made with European settlers. There is mixed blood at the heart of America. And at the heart of Native life for centuries there were complex households using marriage to link communities and protect people within circles of kin. These family circles took in European newcomers who followed the fur trade...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022