- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- 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"--
- Uniform Title
- Engines of diplomacy (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Engines of diplomacy (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2015032056
- OCLC
- ssj0001646003
- Author
Nichols, David Andrew, 1970-
- Title
Engines of diplomacy [electronic resource] : Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire / David Andrew Nichols.
- Imprint
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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