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1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : why the fight against hunger mattered -- Power rising. Hunger, accommodation, and violence in colonial America -- Iroquois food diplomacy in the revolutionary North -- Cherokee and Creek victual warfare in the revolutionary South -- Power in flux. Black victual warriors and hunger creation -- Fighting hunger, fearing violence after the Revolutionary War -- Learning from food laws in Nova Scotia -- Power waning. Victual imperialism and U.S. Indian policy -- Black loyalist hunger prevention in Sierra Leone -- Conclusion : why native and black revolutionaries lost the fight. |
| Summary |
"Argues that Native American and formerly enslaved communities lost the fight against hunger because white officials in the United States, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone curtailed the abilities of men and women to fight hunger on their own terms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 1, 2019). |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Indians.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans.
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Food security -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Food security -- Nova Scotia -- History -- 18th century.
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Food security -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th century.
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Indians of North America -- Food -- History -- 18th century.
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African Americans -- Food -- History -- 18th century.
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Nova Scotia -- History -- 1763-1867.
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Sierra Leone -- History -- To 1896.
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États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Peuples autochtones.
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États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Noirs américains.
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Sécurité alimentaire -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Sécurité alimentaire -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Sécurité alimentaire -- Sierra Leone -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Noirs américains -- Alimentation -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Sierra Leone -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1896.
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HISTORY -- Military -- United States.
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HISTORY / Military / United States
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African Americans
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Food security
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Indians
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Indians of North America -- Food
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Nova Scotia
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Sierra Leone
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United States
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
| Chronological Term |
To 1896
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| Indexed Term |
hunger, food, diplomacy, enslaved people, victual warfare, victual imperialism. |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Herrmann, Rachel B. No useless mouth. Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501716119 (DLC) 2018060505 (OCoLC)1079855087 |
| ISBN |
9781501716133 (electronic book) |
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1501716131 (electronic book) |
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9781501716126 (electronic book) |
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1501716123 (electronic book) |
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9781501716119 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.7591/9781501716133 doi |
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AU@ 000066767312 |
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AU@ 000065698040 |
