Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-238) and index.
Contents
Prologue : "Sachems from nine different places" -- 1. Communities and kin -- 2. Reorganizations and relationships in the Hudson and Delaware valleys, 1609-82 -- 3. Sharing lands and asserting rights in the face of Pennsylvania's expansion, 1682-1742 -- 4. Networks, alliances, and power, 1742-65 -- 5. Defining Delawares, 1765-74 -- 6. Striving for unity with diversity, 1768-83 -- Epilogue : "Sit down by us as a nation"