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Lädt ... White Savage: William Johnson and the Invention of Americavon Fintan O'Toole
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I love local history, which is great since I live in such a history rich region, and this was one of the best yet, since it combined a lot of local history with a wealth of information that reflected my Irish heritage as well as Sir William Johnson's. ( ) Interesting look at a fascinating figure. WJ figures large here in my part of the world, it was worth reading just to learn the local angle, but the larger questions of white/Native relations were fascinating. (Certainly highly worthwhile on its own, but I don't know the other bios of WJ to rank them.) Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A new biography of the man who forged America's alliance with the Iroquois. William Johnson was scarcely more than a boy when he left Ireland and his Gaelic, Catholic family to become a Protestant in the service of Britain's North American empire. In New York by 1738, Johnson moved to the frontiers along the Mohawk River, where he eventually became a landowner; served as principal British intermediary with the Iroquois Confederacy; commanded British, colonial, and Iroquois forces that helped to defeat the French in 1755; and created the first groups of "rangers," who fought like Indians and led the way to the Patriots' victories in the Revolution. The key to Johnson's effectiveness was the style in which he lived as a "white savage." He had two wives, one European, one Mohawk; became fluent in Mohawk; and pioneered the use of Indians as active partners in the making of a new America.--From publisher description. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.2092History and Geography North America United States Colonial period (1607-1775) Colonial period (1607-1775)Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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