In a new introduction, Richard Aquila discusses recent scholarship and trends in Iroquois studies. A professor of history and director of the American Studies Program at Ball State University, he is the author of Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture.
"This meticulous study, with its interpretive themes, represents a
major contribution to Iroquois historiography. It fills a gap in
the literature, addresses important issues, and has the further
advantage of presenting the Indian perspective."—Journal of
American History
"Aquila’s work does for the eighteenth century much of what George
Hunt’s Wars of the Iroquois did for the seventeenth century: it
provides a comprehensive overview of Iroquois history."—Western
Historical Quarterly
"[A] well-organized, deeply researched, and thoroughly documented,
as well as highly readable, addition to the literature on
Indian-white relations."—New York History
"Although [Aquila] is no sentimentalist, his study cannot help but
contribute to the high reputation of the Iroquois as diplomats and
political innovators."—Reviews in American
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