Empire of Fortune: Crowns, Colonies, and Tribes in the Seven Years War in AmericaW. W. Norton & Company, 1990 - 520 pagina's Empire of Fortune focuses on the so-called "French and Indian War"--the bitter last-ditch struggle between the British and the French empires in the New World. Challenging traditional historians, Francis Jennings reveals in absorbing detail the political and military realities behind the myths. |
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... Franklin goes into politics - Indian affairs and expense - Muddled issues- Albany Congress participants - Renewal of the Covenant Chain - Revi- sion of the Covenant Chain - Land frauds at the Congress - Connecticut intrudes 6. The Birds ...
... Franklin goes into politics - Indian affairs and expense - Muddled issues- Albany Congress participants - Renewal of the Covenant Chain - Revi- sion of the Covenant Chain - Land frauds at the Congress - Connecticut intrudes 6. The Birds ...
Pagina x
... Franklin outwits Morris- Braddock's council of war - Franklin converts Braddock - Braddock and Indian allies - Delawares learn Braddock's purpose - Braddock's defeat- Vaudreuil's plan - Johnson versus Shirley Johnson becomes a certified ...
... Franklin outwits Morris- Braddock's council of war - Franklin converts Braddock - Braddock and Indian allies - Delawares learn Braddock's purpose - Braddock's defeat- Vaudreuil's plan - Johnson versus Shirley Johnson becomes a certified ...
Pagina xi
... Franklin's assembly and the Quakers - Maneuvering in London and Philadelphia - The Friendly Association's work - Lancaster , 1757 - Johnson's woes - Bankruptcy of British Indian policies - Colonel John Stanwix - Preparing for a treaty ...
... Franklin's assembly and the Quakers - Maneuvering in London and Philadelphia - The Friendly Association's work - Lancaster , 1757 - Johnson's woes - Bankruptcy of British Indian policies - Colonel John Stanwix - Preparing for a treaty ...
Pagina xii
... Tribes in the Seven Years War in America Francis Jennings. Epilogue Appendix : An Early Political Paper of Benjamin Franklin Bibliography Index 480 485 487 511 ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE 1. George Montagu Dunk , Second Earl Halifax Xii CONTENTS.
... Tribes in the Seven Years War in America Francis Jennings. Epilogue Appendix : An Early Political Paper of Benjamin Franklin Bibliography Index 480 485 487 511 ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE 1. George Montagu Dunk , Second Earl Halifax Xii CONTENTS.
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Inhoudsopgave
The Butcher | 3 |
Logstown | 21 |
Chronology Obio country IndiansThe Walking PurchaseThe | 45 |
ChronologyPickawillany and sequelsIroquois east and westWin | 68 |
ChronologyShifting channels of tradeThe rise of William Johnson | 106 |
Lord HalifaxPropaganda battleCumberland takes overWar made | 135 |
Undeclared War | 139 |
Introduction | 171 |
Massacre as Policy | 312 |
Strangely Blessed Peacemakers | 323 |
Introduction | 351 |
A General and His Friends | 369 |
Victories and More Victims | 405 |
Unraveling | 426 |
The War Called Pontiacs | 438 |
Introduction | 457 |
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