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BL
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Record Number
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712335
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b534524
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Main Entry
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Steele, Ian Kenneth
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Title & Author
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Warpaths : : invasions of North America /\ Ian K. Steele
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1994
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Page. NO
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282 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0195082222
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: 0195082230
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: 9780195082227
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: 9780195082234
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index
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Contents
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1. Arms in Arcadia, 1513-1565 -- I. Bases for Invasion, 1565-1684. 2. Spanish San Agustin, 1565-1672. 3. English Jamestown and the Powhatan, 1607-1677. 4. French Quebec, 1608-1682. 5. Plymouth, New England, and the Wampanoag, 1620-1677. 6. Dutch Fort Orange (Albany) and the Five Nations, 1624-1684 -- II. Colonies and Tribes, 1687-1748. 7. Establishing Patterns, 1687-1701. 8. Recurring Patterns, 1702-1748 -- III. Empires, Colonies, and Tribes, 1748-1765. 9. Invading the Ohio, 1748-1755. 10. Vaudreuil's Offensive, 1756-1757. 11. The British Imperial Victory, 1758-1763. 12. Different Drummers, 1759-1765
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Abstract
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Provides a sweeping history of the numerous European invasions of North America, painting a dramatic new portrait of the centuries of warfare that shook the continent. Destroys the old image of technologically advanced Europeans overrunning primitive savages. Reveals how the Amerindians rose to the challenge of each sucessive invasion with martial and diplomatic skill
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Subject
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Ethnohistory-- United States
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Indians of North America-- First contact with Europeans
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Indians of North America-- History, Sources
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Indians of North America-- Wars-- 1600-1750
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Subject
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Ethnohistoire - États-Unis
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Subject
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Indiens - Amérique du Nord - Guerres - États-Unis - 1600-1750
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Subject
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Indiens - Amérique du Nord - Histoire - Sources
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Indiens - Amérique du Nord - Premiers contacts avec les Européens
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Subject
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Europe, Colonies, America, Administration
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Dewey Classification
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973
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LC Classification
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E82.S74 1994
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