{"product_id":"creek-internationalism-in-an-age-of-revolution-17631818-9781496215185","title":"Creek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution, 1763–1818\u003c\/i\u003e examines how Creek communities and their leaders remained viable geopolitical actors in the trans-Appalachian West well after the American Revolution. The Creeks pursued aggressive and far-reaching diplomacy between 1763 and 1818 to assert their territorial and political sovereignty while thwarting American efforts to establish control over the region. The United States and the Creeks fought to secure recognition from the powers of Europe that would guarantee political and territorial sovereignty: the Creeks fought to maintain their connections to the Atlantic world and preserve their central role in the geopolitics of the trans-Appalachian West, while the American colonies sought first to establish themselves as an independent nation, then to expand borders to secure diplomatic and commercial rights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creeks continued to forge useful ties with agents of European empires despite American attempts to circ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hill absolutely succeeds with \u003ci\u003eCreek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Adding needed complexity to Creek politics across the turn of the nineteenth century.\"—Kevin Kokomoor, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCreek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent survey of Muscogee history during the titular period of 1763–1818. Even readers unfamiliar with these histories will be able to follow the narrative with ease. . . . Each chapter effectively reintroduces the major themes of the monograph, meaning that the book also has great value if assigned in parts or as a whole to undergraduate and graduate classes. . . . This book should become standard reading for Native American and Indigenous studies scholars researching the Native South or for those interested in debates over local autonomy versus nationalism.\"—Christopher A. Thrasher, \u003ci\u003eH-AmIndian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hill has crafted a meticulous narrative that reflects how individual talwas and talofas have and likely continue to shape Muscogee history.\"—Bryan Rindfleisch, H-Early-America\u003cbr\u003e“Hill’s fascinating and insightful \u003ci\u003eCreek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution, 1763–1818\u003c\/i\u003e shows us once again that the Creeks and Seminoles were important (and quite clever) players in the Atlantic World.”—Christopher D. Haveman, editor of \u003ci\u003eBending Their Way Onward: Creek Indian Removal in Documents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating and important work on the internationalism of the Creek and Seminole\/Miccosukee Indians during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is impressive in detail, deeply researched, and recasts our understanding of Indigenous space and diplomacy in important ways.”—Andrew K. Frank, author of \u003ci\u003eCreeks and Southerners: Biculturalism on the Early American Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Terminology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. “Bring Them What They Lack”: Spanish-Creek Exchange and Alliance Making along Florida’s Gulf Coast, 1763–83\u003cbr\u003e 2. “Victorious over the Americans in Every Quarter”: Creek Alliances Confronting the American Republic, 1784–88\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Voyage “Ill Advised”: A Transatlantic Journey, 1787–91\u003cbr\u003e 4. “Come to Populate These Lands”: Competing Political and Diplomatic Visions, 1790–1800\u003cbr\u003e 5. “The Voice of the Creeks”: “Prophets’ Men,” Intra- and Inter-talwa Tensions, and Civil War, 1799–1814\u003cbr\u003e 6. “Driven to the Desert Lands of the Sea”: The Long Creek War and Diplomacy’s Failure, 1814–18\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409226572119,"sku":"9781496215185","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496215185.jpg?v=1730506035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creek-internationalism-in-an-age-of-revolution-17631818-9781496215185","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}