Pontiac and the Indian UprisingWayne State University Press, 1994 - Всего страниц: 346 Pontiac and the Indian Uprising is both informative and reflective of the attitudes that existed fifty years ago about Native Americans. First published in 1947, Pontiac and the Indian Uprising is a product of his time; it is both informative and reflective of the attitudes that existed fifty years ago about Native Americans. Howard Peckham examines how Pontiac was able to lead four tribes to war and inspire the revolt of many more. He looks at the circumstances that motivated and encouraged him, and finally, at Pontiac's eventual failure. |
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HIS EARLY LIFE | 15 |
HIS FIRST ACTIVITY | 30 |
THE OTTAWAS IN THE FRENCH | 40 |
THE BRITISH OCCUPY DETROIT | 57 |
PEACEMAKING AT DETROIT | 76 |
ORIGIN OF PONTIACS WAR | 92 |
THE PLOT AND ITS DISCOVERY | 112 |
THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLIES | 145 |
THE WAR ON THE SETTLEMENTS | 214 |
THE EAST END OF LAKE ERIE | 221 |
THE SIEGE IS RAISED | 229 |
PONTIAC ESCAPES PUNISHMENT | 243 |
RELUCTANT SUBMISSION | 265 |
FORMAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS | 288 |
PEACEAND PERSECUTION | 298 |
ASSASSINATIONAND FAME | 309 |
VICTORIES BEYOND DETROIT | 156 |
THE NEWS TRAVELS EAST | 171 |
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE | 180 |
FROM BLOODY BRIDGE TO BUSHY RUN | 201 |
RETROSPECT | 319 |
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