{"product_id":"masters-of-empire-paperback","title":"Masters of Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael a. McDonnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical reinterpretation of early American history from a native point of view\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMasters of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the vital role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in the history of North America. Though less well known than the Iroquois or Sioux, the Anishinaabeg, who lived across Lakes Michigan and Huron, were equally influential. \u003ci\u003eMasters of Empire \u003c\/i\u003echarts the story of one group, the Odawa, who settled at the straits between those two lakes, a hub for trade and diplomacy throughout the vast country west of Montreal known as the \u003ci\u003epays d'en haut\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Highlighting the long-standing rivalries and relationships among the great Indian nations of North America, McDonnell shows how Europeans often played only a minor role in this history, and reminds us that it was native peoples who possessed intricate and far-reaching networks of commerce and kinship. As empire encroached upon their domain, the Anishinaabeg were often the ones doing the exploiting. By dictating terms at trading posts and frontier forts, they played a crucial part in the making of early America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough vivid depictions--all from a native perspective--of early skirmishes, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution, \u003ci\u003eMasters of Empire \u003c\/i\u003eoverturns our assumptions about colonial America. By calling attention to the Great Lakes as a crucible of culture and conflict, McDonnell reimagines the landscape of American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McDonnell \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of history at the University of Sydney. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of War: Race, Class, and Conflict in Revolutionary Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the 2008 New South Wales Premier's History \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAward, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Revolution: Memory, History, and Nation Making from Independence to the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057006633293,"sku":"9780809068005","price":41.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/T3dDNVVrTTNtb0Ezb0VkS3Bwd1Bzdz09.webp?v=1766505339","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/masters-of-empire-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}