License for Empire: Colonialism by Treaty in Early America
- ISBN-10
- 0226407071
- ISBN-13
- 9780226407074
- Category
- Indians of North America
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Author
- Dorothy V. Jones
Description
This is a study of the way that traditional diplomacy helped to create an early American example of colonialism. The author examines the treaty system which was the primary vehicle of land transfer.
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