French and Indians in the heart of North America, 1630-1815 / edited by Robert Englebert and Guillaume Teasdale.

Other author Englebert, Robert.
Other author Teasdale, Guillaume.
Other author French Colonial Historical Society.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEast Lansing : Michigan State University Press ; Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press,
Descriptionxxxiii, 219 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
French--Mississippi River Valley. --History. --Congresses.
Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley. --History. --Congresses.
French--Great Lakes Region (North America). --History. --Congresses.
Indians of North America--Great Lakes Region (North America). --History. --Congresses.
Middle West--History. --Congresses.
Middle West--Ethnic relations. --Congresses.
Mississippi River Valley--History. --To 1803. --Congresses.
Great Lakes Region (North America)--History. --Congresses.
Canada--History. --To 1763 (New France). --Congresses.
North America--History. --Congresses.

Contents Introduction: French and Indians in the heart of North America / Robert Englebert and Guillaume Teasdale -- "Faire la chaudiere": the Wendat Feast of Souls, 1636 / Kathryn Magee Labelle -- Natives, newcomers and nicotiana: tobacco in the history of the Great Lakes / Christopher M. Parsons -- The terms of encounter: language and contested visions of French colonization -- In the Illinois Country, 1673-1702 / Robert Michael Morrissey -- "Gascon exaggerations": the rise of Antoine Laumet (dit de Lamothe, Sieur de Cadillac), the foundation of colonial Detroit, and the origins of the Fox Wars / Richard Weyhing -- "Protection" and "unequal alliance": the French conception of sovereignty over the Indians in New France / Gilles Havard -- The French and the Natchez: a failed encounter / Arnaud Balvay -- From subjects to citizens: two Pierres and the French influence on the transformation of the Illinois Country / John Reda -- Blue beads, vermilion, and scalpers: the social economy of the 1810-1812 Astorian Overland Expedition's French-Canadian voyageurs / Nicole St-Onge.
General noteConsists mainly of papers concerning the history of French-Indian relations in the colonial Great Lakes region and Mississippi River Valley presented at the annual meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society in 2008.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012028341
ISBN9781609173609 (ebook)
ISBN9781611860740 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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