1st Edition

‘Indian Wars’ and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 1763–1842

By Robert M. Owens Copyright 2021
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

‘Indian Wars’ and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 1763–1842 examines the contest between Native Americans and Anglo-Americans for control of the lands east of the Mississippi River, through the lens of native attempts to form pan-Indian unions, and Anglo-Americans’ attempts to thwart them. The story begins in the wake of the Seven Years’ War and ends with the period of Indian... Read more

PART I: Analysis and Assessment.  Introduction: Clashing Cultures  1. Britain's Tenuous Empire  2. Revolting Americans  3. Confederations  4. Dueling Unions  5. Jeffersonians and Indians  6. Indian Wars in the Age of Jackson  Conclusion: Making Sense of History  PART II: Documents

Biography

Robert M. Owens is Professor of History at Wichita State University, USA. He is the author of Red Dreams, White Nightmares: Pan-Indian Alliances in the Anglo-American Mind, 17631815 (2015).