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The book explores the complex dynamics between colonial European traders and southern backcountry Indians, highlighting the pivotal role of trade as a manipulative tool. It focuses on the interactions with native women, who served as cultural instructors, translators, and sexual companions. The study reveals an intricate network of relationships among native women, fur traders, and colonial diplomats, emphasizing its significance in the colonial struggle, which is often neglected in traditional historical narratives.
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The Bringing of Wonder, Michael Morris
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- The Bringing of Wonder
- Subtitle
- Trade and the Indians of the Southeast, 1700-1783
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Morris
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Publisher
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 174
- ISBN13
- 9780313308437
- Category
- Social sciences, World history, Ethnography
- Description
- The book explores the complex dynamics between colonial European traders and southern backcountry Indians, highlighting the pivotal role of trade as a manipulative tool. It focuses on the interactions with native women, who served as cultural instructors, translators, and sexual companions. The study reveals an intricate network of relationships among native women, fur traders, and colonial diplomats, emphasizing its significance in the colonial struggle, which is often neglected in traditional historical narratives.