The Indians' new world : Catawbas and their neighbors from European contact through the era of removal /
Merrell follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the 16th century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later. It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance. Upon its original publication in 1989, this book helped signal...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Twentieth anniversary edition ; |
| Series: | Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Merrell follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the 16th century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later. It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance. Upon its original publication in 1989, this book helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ( xl, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Awards: | Bancroft Prize, 1990. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1469600773 9781469600772 |