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The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities (Studies in North...
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by Colin G. Calloway
Sales Rank: 584318
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Cover Type: Paperback with 353 pages
Published by: Cambridge University Press April 28, 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521475694
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521475693
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 14.4 ounces
Product Review
"The author's community approach produces the first thorough treatment of American Indians as something more than revolutionary warriors. The book is gorgeously written and extremely well documented. Highly recommended for academic collections." Choice
"a research work that is as readable as it is thorough.While each page is copiously footnoted, the footnotes never interfere with Calloway's supple prose. Maps and drawings accompany the text, and there is a detailed index." Kliatt
"It is a searing account of the impact of the Revolution on Indian Life." Bernard Bailyn, The New York Review of Books
"This is an unfailingly judicious and thorough book." Eric Hinderaker, Western Historical Quarterly
Product Description
This study presents the first broad coverage of Indian experiences in the American Revolution rather than Indian participation as allies or enemies of contending parties. Colin Calloway focuses on eight Indian communities as he explores how the Revolution often translated into war among Indians and their own struggles for independence. Drawing on British, American, Canadian and Spanish records, Calloway shows how Native Americans pursued different strategies, endured a variety of experiences, but were bequeathed a common legacy as a result of the Revolution.
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This review is from: The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities (Studies in North American Indian History) (Hardcover)
The title and format (small print, footnotes on every page) of this delightful little book have probably scared away the general reader. That is regretable, for although it is slightly dense (a few too many unfamiliar proper nouns for extreme ease of reading), the book is quite accessible. With a prologue, ten chapters, an epilogue, and an index in just over 300 pages, the individual chapters are relatively brief and crisp. The organizational scheme (focusing 8 of the chapters on particular Indian communities from Maine to Florida) creates a subtle and complex portrait of Native Americans during the Revolutionary Era. Both diversity (of these communities and of their responses to the Revolution) and commonality (of the challenges they faced during the late 18th century) are addressed. Economic factors such as trade & technology, political factors including international relations, and cultural factors including religion & social changes are examined along with tales of many interesting individuals. Not perhaps a book for everyone, but certainly a book for more than just academic readers....
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