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9780521471497
"...an important and frustrating book, at once original and derivative, scholarly and polemical, subtle and obvious. it is a searing account of the impact of the Revolution on Indian life. The prologue, conclusion, and epilogue are highly readable, broadly interpretative, and moving...But the main, substantive chapters of the book are choked with detail and intricate narratives...And yet for all the bewildering maze of the details of guerilla warfare, microscopic factionalism, and forest diplomacy, the book is a real contribution to the history of the Revolution...Colin G. Calloway is the author of 'The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities (Studies in North American Indian History)', published 1995 under ISBN 9780521471497 and ISBN 0521471494.
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