A Gathering of Rivers: Indians, Metis, and Mining in the Western Great Lakes, 1737-1832

by Lucy Eldersveld Murphy

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In A Gathering of Rivers, Lucy Eldersveld Murphy traces the histories of Indian, multiracial, and mining communities in the western Great Lakes region during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For a century the Winnebagos (Ho-Chunks), Mesquakies (Fox), and Sauks successfully confronted waves of French and British immigration by diversifying their economies and commercializing lead mining.

Focusing on personal stories and detailed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803282931

ISBN13:9780803282933

Release Date:June 2004

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:233 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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History Native American Studies Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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