The great power of small nations : Indigenous diplomacy in the Gulf South

Ellis, Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Nicole), 1988- author.

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"This book provides a fresh examination of the formidable and resilient Native nations who helped shape the early Gulf South. This history focuses on the Lower Mississippi Valley during the eighteenth century. It examines how diverse Indigenous peoples influenced and limited the growth of European empires and have managed to survive hundreds of years of colonization"-- Provided by publisher.

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Gulf Coast (U.S.) History 18th century

Indigenous peoples Gulf Coast (U.S.) History 18th century

Indigenous peoples Gulf Coast (U.S.) Politics and government

Indigenous peoples Mississippi River Valley History 18th century

Indigenous peoples Mississippi River Valley Politics and government

Mississippi River Valley History 18th century

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Early American studies

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ISBN:

9781512823097

Description:

330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-317) and index

Contents:

A world of towns
Establishing relationships with the French
Enslaved by their allies : Tensas and Chitimachas in French Louisiana
Colonial propaganda and Indigenous defiance
French transgressions and Natchez resistance
Imperial blunders and the revival of interdependency at midcentury
Tunica power after the Seven Years' War
The beginnings of marginalization
Remembering, forgetting, and mythologizing the Petites Nations

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3240534

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University of Pennsylvania. Press, publisher

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