The Indian Frontier, 1763-1846 (Histories of the American Frontier)
Contributors: William Cronon (Series Editor); Howard R. Lamar (Series Editor); Martin Ridge (Series Editor); David J. Weber (Series Editor)
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: August 26, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780826319661
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Wars; History: American; Government relations; History; History - General History; United States - Revolutionary War; Western & Pacific Coast states; Indians of North America; Native American; History / United States / General; Ethnic relations; 1750-1815; 1789-1869; United States
Description: "This synthesis of Indian-white relations west of the Appalachians from the end of the French and Indian War to the beginning of the Mexican War is not simply a story of whites versus Indians. The term whites encompassed British, Spanish, and American settlers and governments, and the hundreds of Indian tribes who opposed them were no more unified than their European colonizers.

The author focuses on relations among the British, the Spanish, the Americans, and Indian tribes in territories claimed by more than one of these groups, with particular emphasis on Indian tribes' pursuit of trade, peace, and guarantees of their land. Self-interest motivated all the players in these complex interactions, and when irreconcilable differences inevitably resulted these were settled by force.".

"The broad chronological and geographical scope of this volume encompasses British efforts to enforce new settlement policies after their defeat of the French, the Spanish system of missions and presidios, trade in the Columbia River basin of the Pacific Northwest, the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, and the establishment of a strong military presence to defend the trade routes of the Great Plains.

The author's clear explanations of complex negotiations over trade, land, and policy among countless conflicting groups during a period of transition will be invaluable for students and for the interested general reader."--BOOK JACKET.