Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format : Book Auteur : Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953- author. Titre : The Indian world of George Washington : the first President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation / Colin G. Calloway. Autre titre : First President, the first Americans, and the birth of the nation Éditeur, date : New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] Description : pages cm Résumé : "An authoritative, sweeping, and fresh new biography of the nation's first president, Colin G. Calloway's book reveals fully the dimensions and depths of George Washington's relations with the First Americans."--Provided by publisher. Remarques : Includes bibliographical references and index. Contenu : Learning curves -- Virginia's Indian country -- The Ohio Company and the Ohio Country -- Into Tanaghrisson's world -- Tanaghrisson's war -- Braddock and the limits of empire -- Frontier defense and a Cherokee alliance -- Frontier advance and a Cherokee war -- The other revolution -- Confronting the Indian boundary -- "A good deal of land." -- The question of Indian allies -- Town destroyer -- Killing Crawford -- Building a nation on Indian land -- The first President and the first Americans -- An Indian policy for the new nation -- Courting McGillivray -- The greatest Indian victory -- Philadelphia Indian diplomacy -- Achieving empire -- Transforming Indian lives -- A death and a non-death. Sujets : Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with Indians. Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Government relations. Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815. Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History -- 18th century. United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. ISBN : 9780190652166 (hardback : alk. paper) 0190652160 (hardback : alk. paper) Numéro de contrôle : 1673812 Disponibilité :1 (of 1) Disponibilité du système :14 (of 15) Déposer une demande Ajouter à ma liste Partager Expand All | Collapse All Map It Grande image couverture Disponibilité Aperçu du bibliothècaire Suggestions et plus Displaying 1 of 1