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Engines of diplomacy : Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire
- Title
- Engines of diplomacy : Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire / David Andrew Nichols.
- Author
- Nichols, David Andrew, 1970-
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
- ©2016
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Details
- Description
- xii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "As a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties between Indian nations and the United States, while eliminating competition from unscrupulous fur traders. In this detailed history of the Indian factory system, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8421
- ISBN
- 9781469628899
- 1469628899
- 9781469626895
- 1469626896
- LCCN
- 2015032056
- OCLC
- 919202309
- Author
- Nichols, David Andrew, 1970- author.
- Title
- Engines of diplomacy : Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire / David Andrew Nichols.
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1789-1869
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8421