Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier PDF
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Properties of Empire Early American Places is a collaborative project of the University of Georgia Press, New York University Press, Northern Illinois University Press, and the University of Nebraska Press. The series is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.earlyamericanplaces.org. Advisory Board Vincent Brown, Duke University Andrew Cayton, Miami University Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of Connecticut Nicole Eustace, New York University Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Peter Charles Hoffer, University of Georgia Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University Joshua Piker, College of William & Mary Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University Properties of Empire Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier Ian Saxine a New York University Press new york NeW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York www.nyupress.org © 2019 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Saxine, Ian, author. Title: Properties of empire : Indians, colonists, and land speculators on the New England frontier / Ian Saxine. Other titles: Early American places. Description: New York : New York University Press, [2019] | Series: Early American places | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018041757 | ISBN 9781479832125 (cl : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Abenaki Indians—Land tenure—Maine. | Abenaki Indians—Maine— Treaties. | Indians of North America—First contact with Europeans—Maine. | Maine—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. Classification: LCC E99.A13 S29 2019 | DDC 974.004/9734—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018041757 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Also available as an ebook For Mom, Dad, and Meghan Contents Wabanaki Glossary xi Names, Places, and Dates xiii Introduction: Power and Property 1 1 Networks of Property and Belonging: Land Use in the Seventeenth Century 11 2 Dawnland Encounters, 1600–1713 25 3 Land Claims, 1713–1722 47 4 Breaking—and Making—the Peace, 1722–1727 77 5 In Defiance of the Proprietors, 1727–1735 111 6 The Rightful Owners Thereof, 1735–1741 129 7 Troubled Times, 1741–1752 147 8 Contrary to Their Own Laws, 1749–1755 163 Conclusion. Treaties Buried and Lost: Indigenous Rights and Colonial Property since 1755 189 Acknowledgments 199 Abbreviations 203 Notes 207 Bibliography 253 Index 277 About the Author 285
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