Peace and War on the Anglo-Cherokee Frontier, 1756-63

by John Oliphant

Book Overview

While the Seven Years War pushed London towards a protective Native American policy, outcomes were determined by men on the spot. The savage Anglo-Cherokee war was resolved by Cherokee headmen willing to accept a dignified peace; and by the sympathy of the very man sent to crush them. Colonel James Grant forced his treaty upon South Carolina, demonstrated the value of imperial frontier management and started some Carolinians on the road to revolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349417920
• ISBN13: 9781349417926
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"