The Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy were central to the story of the white colonization of the American Northeast. The European fur trade transformed their world, and the struggles between English and French colonists forced the tribes to take sides during the Beaver Wars as well as the French and Indian Wars (1689-1763), which included King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, and finally ended with the French and Indian War of 1754. Sir William Johnson's efforts in the Mohawk Valley ensured that the Iroquois Nations were allies of the British crown; and the loyalty of his kinsman Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) during the American Revolution forced the Mohawks into Canadian exile. This richly illustrated book introduces Iroquois history, social organization, religion and material culture.
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Michael Johnson has researched the material culture, demography and linguistic relationships of Native American people for more than 30 years. A collector of data, photographs and artefacts, he has presented many exhibitions, including annual exhibitions at the American Museum in Bath. He is the author of scores of articles and has previously written a number of titles in the Men-at-Arms series.
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BEFORE THE ARRIVAL of Europeans in their homeland, the five linguistically related but separate Native American tribes living along the rivers, lakes and in the forests of what is now the north central are of New York State formed themselves into a league. Read the first page
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Just about any Osprey publication is going to be great. They used to have "cheesy" illustrations, but in the more recent volumes the quality has gone up. The illustrations are key since a lot so much of military history predates the photograph. But when cheesy artwork is used, it ruins the entire book. This one here on the Iroquois confederation has a nice mix of superior artwork and historic photographs. The text is written by experts, but if you want to go deeper you will have to visit a university library and find research monographs by super-specialists. As such, this volume is only an introduction; a general overview. But it a solid popular introduction to a political-military body that is central to US and world history. It is even claimed that the US Constitution bears influences of Iroquois Confederation self-governance, but this is not addressed in this volume.
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Interesting information
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By jorge sepulveda escorriola
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The author gives very interesting information about what happened to natives from the earlys years of America since their contact with the whites till nowadays. Great illustrations.
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Iroquois confederacy
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By Michael N. Ryan
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A brief history of the Iroquois for those interested in a brief general history with insights into the culture. Well illustrated.
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