Seeds of Empire: The American Revolutionary Conquest of the Iroquois

by Max M. Mintz

Book Overview

Seeds of Empire recreates the events surrounding General John Sullivan's scorched-earth campaign against the Six Nations of the American Indians of New York and the Eastern territories in 1779, following the surrender of General John Burgoyne's British army at the Battle of Saratoga. Mintz's meticulous historical research and renowned storytelling ability give life to this arresting narrative as it probes the mechanisms of the American Revolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814756239
• ISBN13: 9780814756232
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"