Bibliograph

Dispossessing the American Indian;, Indians and whites on the colonial frontier,, by Wilbur R. Jacobs

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Dispossessing the American Indian;, Indians and whites on the colonial frontier,, by Wilbur R. Jacobs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dispossessing the American Indian;

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

329091

Responsibility statement

by Wilbur R. Jacobs

Sub title

Indians and whites on the colonial frontier,

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Indians and whites : an essay on misunderstanding -- pt. I. Indian-white contact : background. The white man's frontier in American history : the impact upon the land and the Indian ; Unsavory sidelights on colonial trade ; Wampum and the protocol of treaty-making ; White gift-giving : French skills in managing the Indians -- pt. II. Indian-white contact : frontier conflicts. British Indian-white relations : Edmond Atkin's scheme for imperial control ; A message to Fort William Henry : drama of siege and Indian savagery ; Gift-giving and Pontiac's uprising ; Pontiac's War : a conspiracy? ; 1763 : year of decision on the Indian frontier -- pt. III. Indian-white contact : final perspectives. The noble savage theme : attitudes and policies toward the Indian in the British colonies ; The price of progress : native people on the European frontiers of Australia, New Guinea, and North America -- Epilogue: What we owe the woodland Indians -- Appendix I. Chronological highlights of early Indian-white relations -- Appendix II. Chronological highlights of early native-white contacts in Australia and Papua-New Guinea

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