Deerskins and Duffels

by Braund, Kathryn E. Holland

• ISBN13: 9780803218567
• ISBN10: 0803218567
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

Deerskins and Duffelsdocuments the trading relationship in the eighteenth century between the Creek Indians and the Anglo-American peoples who settled in what is now the southeastern United States. The Creeks were the largest Indian nation in the Southeast, and through their trade alliance with the British colonies, they became the dominant Native power in the area. The deerskin trade became the economic lifeblood of the Creeks after European contact. This book is the first to examine extensively the Creek side of this trade, especially the impact of commercial hunting on all aspects of Indian society. British trade is examined as well: the major traders and trading companies, how goods were taken to the Indians, how the traders lived, and how trade was used as a diplomatic tool. The author also discusses the Creek-Anglo cooperation in the trade of Indian slaves that resulted in the virtual destruction of the Native peoples of Florida. This second edition features a new introduction by the author.

Author Biography

Kathryn E. Holland Braund is a professor of history at Auburn University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
List of Illustrations and Maps
Series Editors' Introduction
Preface
Partners in Trade
The Eighteenth-Century Muscogulges	p. 3
Trade: "The Original Great Tye"	p. 26
Merchants to the Muscogulges	p. 40
Hunting and Trading
The Creeks as Producers for a Trade Economy	p. 61
Traders and Trading	p. 81
"Runagadocs" and the Regulation of the Trade	p. 103
The Trade and Its Impact on Native Life
Consumerism and Its Consequences	p. 121
Politics and the Trade Alliance	p. 139
Old Needs and New Partners: The American Revolution and Beyond	p. 164
Regulations for the Better Carrying on the Trade with the Indian Tribes in the Southern District	p. 189
Notes	p. 193
Bibliography	p. 271
Index	p. 299
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