Conspiracy of interests : Iroquois dispossession and the rise of New York State

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Conspiracy of interests : Iroquois dispossession and the rise of New York State / Laurence M. Hauptman.

Summary:

"Hauptman shows how state transportation interests, land speculating companies, and national defense policies worked to undermine the Iroquois. When forced removal of the Indians failed, Albany officials pushed for jurisdiction over the Indians, including attempts to tax them and unilaterally taking Indian lands without federal supervision or United States Senate approval."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0815605471
ISBN: 9780815605478
Physical Description: xix, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-292) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ditches, defense, and dispossession -- The Oneida Country : gateway to the west -- The Oneida carrying place -- The good Indians at the crossroads -- Trust me -- Vision quest -- Silent partners -- The Seneca Country : the Holy Grail -- The lake effect -- The Bashaw of the border -- Genesee fever -- The disciple -- The bucktails stop here -- The Incorporation, 1838-1857 -- The Iroquois Indians and the rise of the Empire state.