A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816 (Studies in North American Indian History) - Saunt, Claudio

Clean, tight, unmarked; initials on ffep; slight wear to inside edges; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; The story told here is a critical yet unknown chapter in the creation of the American republic. Claudio Saunt vividly depicts a dramatic transformation in the 18th century that overturned the world of the powerful and numerous Creek Indians and forever changed the Deep south. By 1800, some Creeks, whose most valuable belongings had once been deerskins, owned hundreds of African American slaves and thousands of cattle. Their leaders, who formerly strove for consensus, now ruled by force. New property fostered a new possessiveness, and government by coercion bred confrontation. The is the first book to chronicle this decisive transformation in America's early history, a transformation that left deep divisions between the wealthy and poor, powerful and powerless.
Very Good
Soft cover
Cambridge University Press
1999
Cambridge, UK