The western Delaware Indian nation, 1730-1795 : warriors and diplomats / Richard S. Grimes.

During the eighteenth century, the three tribes of the Delaware Indians underwent dramatic transformation as they migrated westward across the Allegheny mountain to encounter new challenges and the clash of empires and nations in the turbulent British American backcountry of Pennsylvania and Ohio. C...

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Main Author: Grimes, Richard S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, [2017]
Series:Studies in eighteenth-century America and the Atlantic world
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Summary:During the eighteenth century, the three tribes of the Delaware Indians underwent dramatic transformation as they migrated westward across the Allegheny mountain to encounter new challenges and the clash of empires and nations in the turbulent British American backcountry of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Combining native oral traditions, ethnology, and colonial history Richard S. Grimes tells a compelling story of the western Delaware Indian nation; their emergence, triumphs, tribulations, and tragic fall.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611462258
1611462258
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.