Cherokee power : imperial and indigenous geopolitics in the trans-Appalachian west, 1670-1774 / Kristofer Ray.

Author/creator Ray, Kristofer author.
Format Book
PublicationNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2023]
Descriptionxiii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cherokee Indians--History. --17th century.
Cherokee Indians--History. --18th century.
Appalachian Region--History. --17th century.
Appalachian Region--History. --18th century.
United States--History. --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Portion of title Imperial and indigenous geopolitics in the trans-Appalachian west, 1670-1774
SeriesNew directions in Native American studies ; volume 22
New directions in Native American studies ; v. 22. ^A792259
Contents Introduction -- 1. Cherokees, England, France, and Imagined Empires before 1715 -- 2. (De-)Constructing an Anglo-Cherokee Chain of Friendship, 1700-1730 -- 3. Cherokees, Europeans, and the Tennessee Corridor, 1730-1750 -- 4. Of Fortifications and Chains of Friendship, 1750-1759 -- 5. The Overhills and the Limits of the European Imperial Imagination after 1759 -- Epilogue: Cherokees, Trans-Appalachia, and the Era of the American Revolution, 1774-1800.
Abstract "Considers the scope of Cherokee influence on British and French trans-Appalachian imperial power and policy along a 'corridor' stretching along the Tennessee River to the Illinois country and the Wabash River."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2023008282
ISBN9780806192963 hardcover
ISBN0806192968 hardcover
ISBN9780806192970 paperback
ISBN0806192976 paperback

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