Claudio Saunt vividly depicts a dramatic transformation in the eighteenth century that overturned the world of the powerful and numerous Creek Indians and forever changed the Deep South. As the Creeks amassed a fortune in cattle and slaves, new property fostered a new possessiveness, and government by coercion bred confrontation. A New Order of Things is the first book to chronicle this decisive transformation in America's early history, a transformation that left deep divisions between the wealthy and poor, powerful and powerless.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780521669436
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 08-28-1999
Pages: 314
Product Dimensions: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
Series: Studies in North American Indian History