At the Edge of Empire The Backcountry in British North America

Name: At the Edge of Empire The Backcountry in British North America
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ISBN: 9780801871375

ISBN-10: 0801871379

ISBN-13: 9780801871375

Edition: 2003

Authors: Eric Hinderaker, Peter C. Mancall

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During the course of the seventeenth century, Europeans and Native Americans came together on the western edge of England's North American empire for a variety of purposes, from trading goods and information to making alliances and war. This blurred and constantly shifting frontier region, known as the backcountry, existed just beyond England's imperial reach on the North American mainland. It became an area of opportunity, intrigue, and conflict for the diverse peoples who lived there. In At the Edge of Empire, Eric Hinderaker and Peter C. Mancall describe the nature of the complex interactions among these interests, examining colorful and sometimes gripping instances of familiarity and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.24" wide x 8.46" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Eric Hinderaker is Professor of History, University of Utah.



Acknowledgments


Prologue: Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Mission to the West



Mainland Encounters



Conflicts and Captives



New Horizons



Clash of Empires



Backcountry Revolution



Daniel Boone's America


Epilogue: At the Edge of Empire


Notes


Essay on Sources


Index