Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America by McDonnell, Michael - 2016-12-13

Hill and Wang, 2016-12-12. paperback. Good. 5x0x9. Softcover in gently used condition. No marks to text. Light rubbing to cover and edges. Remainder dot on bottom edge.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation. Sets or unusually heavy items ship in a box.

New York: Hill & Wang. Fine copy. 2016. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 402 pp. .

Hill and Wang, December 2016. Paper Back. Very Good. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Minor rubbing to the edges and corners. Moderate bumping to the upper left corner of the front cover. Binding is tight and square. P.o. bookplate sticker on the back of the front cover.

New York: Hill and Wang, 2016. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x9. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2016 Trade Paperback. 402 pp. In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the vital role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in the history of North America. Though less well known than the Iroquois or Sioux, the Anishinaabeg, who lived across Lakes Michigan and Huron, were equally influential. Masters of Empire charts the story of one group, the Odawa, who settled at the straits between those two lakes, a hub for trade and diplomacy throughout the vast country west of Montreal known as the pays d’en haut. Highlighting the long-standing rivalries and relationships among the great Indian nations of North America, McDonnell shows how Europeans often played only a minor role in this history, and reminds us that it was native peoples who possessed intricate and far-reaching networks of commerce and kinship. As empire encroached upon their… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New. A radical reinterpretation of early American history from a native point of view.

Hill and Wang, 2016-12-12. paperback. New. 5x0x9.

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