Great crossings : Indians, settlers, and slaves in the age of Jackson
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Status
Special Collections - Tennesseana
Special Coll. 976.9425 S6751g
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Special Coll. 976.9425 S6751g
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
Choctaw Indian Academy -- History.
Choctaw Indians -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
Community life -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
Great Crossings (Ky.) -- History -- 19th century.
Great Crossings (Ky.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Imperialism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Johnson, Richard M. -- (Richard Mentor), -- 1780-1850 -- Homes and haunts -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings.
Slaves -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
Choctaw Indian Academy -- History.
Choctaw Indians -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
Community life -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
Great Crossings (Ky.) -- History -- 19th century.
Great Crossings (Ky.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Imperialism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Johnson, Richard M. -- (Richard Mentor), -- 1780-1850 -- Homes and haunts -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings.
Slaves -- Kentucky -- Great Crossings -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 402 : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In this beautifully written book, prize-winning historian Christina Snyder reinterprets the history of Jacksonian America. Usually, this drama focuses on whites who turned west to conquer a continent, extending liberty as they went. Great Crossings features Indians from across the continent seeking new ways to assert anciently-held rights, and people of African descent who challenged the United States to live up to its ideals. These diverse groups met in an experimental community in central Kentucky called Great Crossings, home to the first federal Indian school and a famous interracial family. Great Crossings embodied monumental changes then transforming North America. The United States, within the span of a few decades, grew from an East Coast nation to a continental empire. The territorial growth of the United States forged a multicultural, multiracial society, but that diversity also sparked fierce debates over race, citizenship, and America's destiny. Great Crossings, a place of race-mixing and cultural exchange, emerged as a battleground. Its history allows an intimate view of the ambitions and struggles of Indians, settlers, and slaves who were trying to secure their place in a changing world. Through deep research and compelling prose, Snyder introduces us to a diverse range of historical actors: Richard Mentor Johnson, the politician who reportedly killed Tecumseh and then became schoolmaster to the sons of his former foes; Julia Chinn, Johnson's enslaved lover, who fought for her children's freedom; Peter Pitchlynn, a Choctaw intellectual who, even in the darkest days of Indian removal, argued for the future of Indian nations. Together, their stories demonstrate how that era transformed colonizers and the colonized alike, sowing the seeds of modern America"-- Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Snyder, C. (2017). Great crossings: Indians, settlers, and slaves in the age of Jackson . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Snyder, Christina. 2017. Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Snyder, Christina. Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson Oxford University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Snyder, Christina. Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson Oxford University Press, 2017.
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