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A savage empire : trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America  Cover Image Book Book

A savage empire : trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America

Summary: " ... Reveals the astonishingly vital role a small animal-the beaver-played in the creation of our nation"--Publisher description.

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  • ISBN: 9780312576561
  • ISBN: 0312576560
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 324 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Overture : Mr. Pepys's hat -- The middle ground -- Employees, martyrs, and four hundred rifles -- Beaver wars -- Inland empires -- "This new man" -- Fires in the wilderness -- Colonel Washington's mission -- "Property of the Crown" -- "Set the world on fire" -- Fort Necessity -- Mercenary War -- "All North America in the hands of a single power" -- White savages -- Big knives and red people -- Anthony and Astor.
Subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Fur trade North America History 17th century
Fur trade North America History 18th century
Fur traders North America History 17th century
Fur traders North America History 18th century
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Fur trade
Fur traders
North America
United States
Fur trade North America History
United States History 1600-1775, Colonial period
United States History 1775-1783, Revolution
Genre: History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library HD 9944 .N62 A94 2011 279784 Stacks Available -

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