Warpaths : invasions of North America / Ian K. Steele.
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.
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- ISBN: 0195082222 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780195082227 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0195082230 (paper : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780195082234 (paper : acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-272) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 82 .S84 1994 | 2244868 | Stacks | Available | - |
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