Creek Country The Creek Indians and Their World

Name: Creek Country The Creek Indians and Their World
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ISBN: 9780807854952

ISBN-10: 0807854956

ISBN-13: 9780807854952

Edition: 2003

Authors: Robbie Ethridge

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Reconstructing the human and natural environment of the Creek Indians in frontier Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, Robbie Ethridge sheds new light on a time of wrenching transition.Creek Countrypresents a compelling portrait of a culture in crisis, of its resiliency in the face of profound change, and of the forces that pushed it into decisive, destructive conflict. Ethridge begins in 1796 with the arrival of U.S. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins, whose tenure among the Creeks coincided with a period of increased federal intervention in tribal affairs, growing tension between Indians and non-Indians, and pronounced strife within the tribe. In a detailed description of Creek town…

Book details

List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 12/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Benjamin Hawkins in Creek Country



The Beginnings of Creek Country: A Historical Overview



The Landscape of Creek Country



The Heart of Creek Country



The People of Creek Country



The Hinterlands



Creek Farmers



Creek Ranchers



Entrepreneurs, Wage Laborers, Thieves, and the Creek Frontier Exchange Economy



The Selling of Creek Country



The Closing of Creek Country



Scientific Taxonomy for Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text


Notes


Bibliography


Index