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A savage empire, trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America, Alan Axelrod

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A savage empire, trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America, Alan Axelrod
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A savage empire
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
707969593
Responsibility statement
Alan Axelrod
Sub title
trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made America
Summary
" ... Reveals the astonishingly vital role a small animal-the beaver-played in the creation of our nation"--Publisher description
Table Of Contents
Overture : Mr. Pepys's hat -- The middle ground -- Employees, martyrs, and four hundred rifles -- Beaver wars -- Inland empires -- "This new man" -- Fires in the wilderness -- Colonel Washington's mission -- "Property of the Crown" -- "Set the world on fire" -- Fort Necessity -- Mercenary War -- "All North America in the hands of a single power" -- White savages -- Big knives and red people -- Anthony and Astor
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