Bibliograph

Storm of the sea, Indians and empires in the Atlantic's age of sail, Matthew R. Bahar

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Storm of the sea, Indians and empires in the Atlantic's age of sail, Matthew R. Bahar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Storm of the sea

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1039205367

Responsibility statement

Matthew R. Bahar

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

Indians and empires in the Atlantic's age of sail

Summary

From the pre-Contact period through the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the Wabanaki Indians of northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes confronted European colonialism by assimilating sailing technology and undertaking an extractive political project. Their campaign of sea and shore united their communities into a confederacy, alienated colonial neighbors, and stymied English and French imperialism. Afloat, Indian marine warriors commanded sailing ships and coordinated a barrage of punitive and plundering raids on the English fisheries of the northwest Atlantic. Ashore, Indian diplomats engaged in shrewd transatlantic negotiations with imperial officials of French Acadia and New England. Wabanaki's blue-water strategy ultimately sought to achieve a Native dominion governed by its sovereign masters and enriched by profitable and compliant tributaries.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

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