Indians, settlers, & slaves in a frontier exchange economy the lower Mississipi valley before 1783

In this pioneering book Daniel Usner examines the economic and cultural interactions among the Indians, Europeans, and African slaves of colonial Louisiana, including the province of West Florida. Rather than focusing on a single cultural group or on a particular economic activity, this study traces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.), editor (editor)
Otros Autores: Usner, Daniel H., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina PressThe University of North Carolina Press [1992]
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  • pt. I. The Evolution of a Colonial Region, 1699-1783. 1. Trade and Settlement in the Formation of a Colonial Region. 2. Divergence within Colonial and Indian Societies. 3. The Indian Alliance Network of a Marginal European Colony. 4. Change and Continuity during the Years of Partition
  • pt. II. The Frontier Exchange Economy. 5. Farming, Hunting, and Herding. 6. Food Marketing and the Evolution of Regional Foodways. 7. Soldiers, Sailors, and Rowers. 8. The Deerskin Trade as a Market System