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No useless mouth : waging war and fighting hunger in the American Revolution /

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In the era of the American Revolution, the rituals of diplomacy between the British, Patriots, and Native Americans featured gifts of food, ceremonial feasts, and a shared experience of hunger. When diplomacy failed, Native Americans could destroy food stores and cut off supply chains in order to as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herrmann, Rachel B. (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Cornell scholarship online.
Subjects:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Indians.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > African Americans.
Food security > United States > History > 18th century.
Food security > Nova Scotia > History > 18th century.
Food security > Sierra Leone > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Food > History > 18th century.
African Americans > Food > History > 18th century.
Nova Scotia > History > 1763-1867.
Sierra Leone > History > To 1896.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution) > Peuples autochtones.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution) > Noirs américains.
Sécurité alimentaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sécurité alimentaire > Nouvelle-Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sécurité alimentaire > Sierra Leone > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Noirs américains > Alimentation > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sierra Leone > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1896.
African Americans
Food security
Indians
Indians of North America > Food
Nova Scotia
Sierra Leone
United States
To 1896
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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