Nichols, David Andrew, 1970-
Engines of diplomacy Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire / [electronic resource] : David Andrew Nichols. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action"--
9781469626918 1469626918
Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869.
Trading posts--History.--United States
Electronic books.
E93 / .N56 2016
323.1197
Engines of diplomacy Indian trading factories and the negotiation of American empire / [electronic resource] : David Andrew Nichols. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action"--
9781469626918 1469626918
Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869.
Trading posts--History.--United States
Electronic books.
E93 / .N56 2016
323.1197