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A gathering of rivers : Indians, Métis, and mining in the Western Great Lakes, 1737-1832 /

In A Gathering of Rivers, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy traces the histories of Indian, multiracial, and mining communities in the western Great Lakes region during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For a century the Winnebagos (Ho-Chunks), Mesquakies (Fox), and Sauks successfully confronted w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Lucy Eldersveld, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In A Gathering of Rivers, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy traces the histories of Indian, multiracial, and mining communities in the western Great Lakes region during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For a century the Winnebagos (Ho-Chunks), Mesquakies (Fox), and Sauks successfully confronted waves of French and British immigration by diversifying their economies and commercializing lead mining.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 233 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-225) and index.
ISBN:0803202946
9780803202948
0803232101
9780803232105
1280374179
9781280374173