List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Refugees: a world made of fragments; 2. The middle ground; 3. The fur trade; 4. The alliance; 5. Republicans and rebels; 6. The clash of empires; 7. Pontiac and the restoration of the middle ground; 8. The British alliance; 9. The contest of villagers; 10. Confederacies; 11. The politics of benevolence; Epilogue; Index.
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'In this extraordinary book, Richard White gives us a fascinating
new account of the interactions among Europeans and native peoples
during a crucial phase in American history. In his efforts to
overturn traditional historical accounts which portray white
conquest as inevitable or Indian defeat as absolute, he suggests
the rich and ambiguous intermingling of cultures that Indians and
Europeans created together in their early years of contact.'
William Cronon, Yale University
'In the breadth of its chronological and geographical scope, the
depth of its research, and the sensitivity of its analysis, Richard
White's book is an extraordinary achievement.' James Merrell,
Vassar College
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