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Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an Indigenous world, 1792-1859 /

"Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whaley, Gray H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Colección:First peoples (2010)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--from initial encounters to Oregon's statehood. He argues that the process of Oregon's founding is best understood as a contest between the British empire and a nascent American one, with Oregon's Native people and their lands at the heart of the conflict"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-296) and index.
ISBN:9780807898314
0807898317
9781469603971
1469603977