| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 688 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
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text file |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 71
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McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 71.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1 : Captured in "Peacetime". Taken along Warriors' Paths -- Taking Traders, 1745-54 -- Colonial Soldiers Take Captives, 1754. |
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Part 2 : Captured in War. Taken in Raids, 1754-59 -- Taken in Sieges and Surrenders, 1756-58 -- Taken in Battles, 1755-59 -- Indian War with Traders and Soldiers, 1763-65 -- Indian War with White Settlers, 1763-6. |
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Part 3 : Captivity, Conversion, and Escape. Trails into Captivity -- Allegheny White Indians -- Escaped -- The Bereft. |
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Part 4 : Setting all the Captives Free. Diplomacy of Gift Exchange, 1756-62 -- Redeemed and Exchanged, 1745-62 -- Forced Return of Captives -- Imperial Moment, 1765. |
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Part 5 : Afterwards and Afterwods. Restoring and Revising Identities -- Captivating Accounts, 1755-1826 -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Named Captives Taken on the Allegheny Frontier. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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Indians of North America -- Wars. |
| Chronological Term |
1750-1815 |
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Indian captivities -- Allegheny River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century.
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Indian captivities. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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United States -- History -- French and Indian Wars, 1754-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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United States. |
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Allegheny River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century.
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History. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
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United States -- Allegheny River Valley. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1815 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Steele, Ian K., 1937- Setting all the captives free. (CaOONL)20139039643 |
| ISBN |
9780773589896 (electronic bk,) |
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9780773589902 (electronic book) |
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0773589902 (electronic book) |
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0773589899 |
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9780773541849 (cloth) |
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0773541845 |
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