Wampum belts & peace trees : George Morgan, native Americans, and revolutionary diplomacy

Summary: Examines the relationship between American rebels and the Native American Indians during the Revolutionary War.

Record details

ISBN: 1555910645
ISBN: 9781555910648
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 278 pages, [1] pages of plates : map ; 22 cm
Publisher: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., �1990.

General Note:	Running title: Wampum belts and peace trees.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-272) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: "The discovery" -- Liberty and justice for all : the dream vs. reality -- Menachk-sink : the establishment of the first U.S. Indian agency at Fort Pitt -- Dark clouds over the revolutionary frontier : British, American, and Indian intrigues -- Black robes in the pasture of light : the Christian Indian Mission -- Balance of power : the courtship of Indian nations early in the revolution -- Brother Tamanend's mission to the Lenni Lenape -- The White Deer's mission to the Shawnee -- The Council House and the Mingo Nation -- The 1776 U.S.-Indian Peace Treaty -- "The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" -- Appendix: The Morgan papers : inventory and background.