Man Of Distinction Among Them: Alexander Mckee And British-indian Affairs Along The Ohio Country - Couverture souple

The Kent State University Press

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0873387007 ISBN 13 : 9780873387002

Editeur : Kent State University Press, 1995

Synopsis

A Man of Distinction among Them represents an important step in under standing the complexities surrounding the early history of the Ohio Country and the Old Northwest and provides the clearest and most comprehensive portrait of a central figure in that history: Alexander McKee.

Fathered by a white trader and raised partly by his Shawnee mother, McKee was at home in either culture and played an active role in Great Lakes Indian affairs for nearly 50 years.

McKee served as a "cultural mediator"--a go-between who linked the native and European worlds. He exploited his familial affiliation and close economic ties to both communities to encourage trade, foster diplomatic relations, and forge a military alliance between the British government and the tribes of the Old Northwest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Larry L. Nelson is chief administrator of Fort Meigs State Memorial in Perrysburg, Ohio, and an assistant professor of history at Firelands College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kent State University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0873387007
• ISBN 13: 9780873387002
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible