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Author:

Beck, David, 1956-

Title:

Siege and survival : history of the Menominee Indians, 1634-1856 / David R.M. Beck.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xxi, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Menominee Indians--History.
Menominee Indians--Government relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-277) and index.

Contents:

The Menominee world before invasion -- Menominee country becomes a trading frontier -- Sovereign alliances -- Diminishing fur trade and illegal treaties -- Menominee resources under siege -- "Civilizing" influences -- A dissolving tribal economy -- Intensifying encroachments -- The battle for a homeland -- Reclaiming a piece of the homeland -- Siege and survival.

ISBN:

9780803213302 (cloth : alk. paper)
0803213301 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49225415

LCCN:

2002003088

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)