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First edition. |
| Description |
434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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| Summary |
Tribal, violent, riven with fierce and competing loyalties, the American Revolution as told through the Oneida Indians, the only Iroquois Nation to side with the rebels, shatters the old story of a contest of ideas punctuated by premodern set-piece warfare pitting patriotic colonists against British Redcoats. With new detail and historical sweep, Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin offer a vivid account of the Revolution's forgotten heroes, the allies who risked their land, their culture, and their lives to join in a war that gave birth to a new nation at the expense of their own. Not only capturing for the first time the full sacrifice of the Oneida in securing American independence, Forgotten Allies also provides details and insights into Oneida culture and how it was shaped, changed, and molded throughout many years of contact with the American colonists. Above all else, it depicts the valor and determination of an Indian nation that fought with all the resolve of the rebels only to be erased from America's collective memory. A long-overdue corrective, Forgotten Allies makes certain that the Oneidas' story is finally told. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-403) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The Revolution's jubilee, the Marquis de Lafayette, and selective historical memory -- The people of the standing stone -- European intruders and consequences -- Changes in the Oneida landscape -- Into the vortex of rebellion -- Struggling to preserve neutrality -- Tightening bonds with the rebels -- Defending the Oneida homeland -- Allied with the rebels -- Assisting Continental forces at Valley Forge -- The enemy of old friends -- Warfare by devastation -- Vengeance and victory -- Forgotten allies -- Epilogue: From jubilee to centennial celebrations and beyond : toward the restoration of historical memory -- Afterword: New beginnings amid revived memories. |
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Oneida Indians -- History -- 18th century.
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Oneida Indians -- Wars.
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Oneida Indians -- Politics and government.
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Indians of North America -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
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Oneida Indians. (OCoLC)fst01045855
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668 |
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1700-1799
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Martin, James Kirby, 1943- author.
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| Added Title |
Oneida Indians and the American Revolution |
| ISBN |
0809046016 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780809046010 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780809046010 |
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