Dominion and Civility: English Imperialism, Native America, and the First American Frontiers, 1585-1685

by Michael Leroy Oberg

Book Overview

Was the relationship between English settlers and Native Americans in the New World destined to turn tragic? This book investigates how the newcomers interacted with Algonquian groups in the Chesapeake Bay area and New England, describing the role that original Americans occupied in England's empire during the critical first century of contact.

Michael Leroy Oberg considers the history of Anglo-Indian relations in transatlantic context while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488834
• ISBN13: 9780801488832
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher