Paper sovereigns : Anglo-Native treaties and the law of nations, 1604-1664 /
Glover, Jeffrey,author.
Examines treaties between European colonists and Native people often negotiated on Indian terms but scrutinized by foreign powers against a background of English, Spanish, French, and Dutch imperial rivalries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-300) and index.
Heavy heads : crowning kings in early Virginia -- The ransom of Pocahontas : kidnapping and dynastic marriage in Jamestown and London -- Gunpowder diplomacy : arms and alliance in Plymouth and Patuxet -- Trading sovereignty : the fur trade and the freedom of the seas -- Gift of an empire : the land market and the law of nations in Narragansett Bay.
Examines treaties between European colonists and Native people often negotiated on Indian terms but scrutinized by foreign powers against a background of English, Spanish, French, and Dutch imperial rivalries.
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America