Robert M. Owens - Indian Wars and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 1763-1842

Indian Wars and the Struggle for Eastern North America, 17631842 examines the contest between Native Americans and Anglo-Americans for control of the lands east of the Mississippi River, through the lens of native attempts to form pan-Indian unions, and Anglo-Americans' attempts to thwart them.

The story begins in the wake of the Seven Years' War and ends with the period of Indian Removal and the conclusion of the Second Seminole War in 1842. Anglo-Americans had feared multi-tribal coalitions since the 1670s and would continue to do so into the early nineteenth century, long after there was a credible threat, due to the fear of slave rebels joining the Indians. By focusing on the military and diplomatic history of the topic, the work allows for a broad understanding of American Indians and frontier history, serving as a gateway to the study of Native American history.

This concise and accessible text will appeal to a broad intersection of students in ethnic studies, history, and anthropology.

Robert M. Owens is Professor of History at Wichita State University, USA. He is the author of Red Dreams, White Nightmares: Pan-Indian Alliances in the Anglo-American Mind, 17631815 (2015).

History is the narrative constructed by historians from traces left by the past. Historical enquiry is often driven by contemporary issues and, in consequence, historical narratives are constantly reconsidered, reconstructed and reshaped. The fact that different historians have different perspectives on issues means that there is often controversy and no universally agreed version of past events. Seminar Studies was designed to bridge the gap between current research and debate, and the broad, popular general surveys that often date rapidly.

The volumes in the series are written by historians who are not only familiar with the latest research and current debates concerning their topic, but who have themselves contributed to our understanding of the subject. The books are intended to provide the reader with a clear introduction to a major topic in history. They provide both a narrative of events and a critical analysis of contemporary interpretations. They include the kinds of tools generally omitted from specialist monographs: a chronology of events, a glossary of terms and brief biographies of whos who. They also include bibliographical essays in order to guide students to the literature on various aspects of the subject. Students and teachers alike will find that the selection of documents will stimulate the discussion and offer insight into the raw materials used by historians in their attempt to understand the past.

Clive Emsley and Gordon Martel

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Names: Owens, Robert M. (Robert Martin), 1974- author.

Title: Indian Wars and the struggle for eastern North America, 1763-1842 / Robert M. Owens.

Description: New York : Routledge, 2020. | Series: Seminar studies | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2020024537 (print) | LCCN 2020024538 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367492052 (paperback) | ISBN 9780367492076 (hardback) | ISBN 9781003045021 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Indians of North AmericaWarsEast (U.S.) | Indians of North AmericaWarsHistoriography. | Woodland IndiansGovernment relationsSources. | Indians of North AmericaGovernment relations1789-1869Sources. | Indians of North AmericaEast (U.S.)History.

Classification: LCC E81 .O835 2020 (print) | LCC E81 (ebook) | DDC 970.004/97dc23

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ISBN: 978-0-367-49207-6 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-367-49205-2 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-003-04502-1 (ebk)

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