Engines of Diplomacy: Indian Trading Factories and the Negotiation of American Empire

by David Andrew Nichols

Book Overview

As a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties between Indian nations and the United States, while eliminating competition from unscrupulous fur traders. In this detailed history of the Indian factory system,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469626896
• ISBN13: 9781469626895
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"