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Lenape Country : Delaware Valley Society before William Penn /

In 1631, when the Dutch tried to develop plantation agriculture in the Delaware Valley, the Lenape Indians destroyed the colony of Swanendael and killed its residents. The Natives and Dutch quickly negotiated peace, avoiding an extended war through diplomacy and trade. The Lenapes preserved their po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soderlund, Jean R., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2015.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Early American studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Lenape Country; Title; Copyright; Contents; Note on the Text; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Free People, Subject to No One; Chapter 2. Controlling the Land through Massacre and War, 1626-38; Chapter 3. Managing a Tenuous Peace, 1638-54; Chapter 4. Allies against the Dutch, 1654-64; Chapter 5. Allies against the English, 1664-73; Chapter 6. Protecting Sovereignty amid Wars, 1673-80; Chapter 7. Negotiating Penn's Colony, 1681-1715; Chapter 8. Strategies of Survival and Revenge; Conclusion; Note on Methodology; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments.