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white people, indians, and highlanders This page intentionally left blank WHITE PEOPLE, INDIANS, AND HIGHLANDERS tribal peoples and colonial encounters in scotland and america COLIN G. CALLOWAY 1 2008 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offi ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2008 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953– White people, Indians, and Highlanders : tribal peoples and colonial encounters in Scotland and America / Colin G. Calloway. p. cm. ISBN978-0-19-534012-9 1. Indians of North America—History. 2. Indians of North America—Social life and customs. 3. Scots—North America–History. 4. Scots—Social life and customs. 5. Scots—Great Britain—Colonies—History. 6. Great Britain—Colonies—History. 7. North America—History. 8. North America–Ethnic relations. 9. Scotland—History. I. Title. E77.C152008 2007047240 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To Marcia, Graeme (my favorite piper), and Meg, and to all the McLeans of my youth This page intentionally left blank “Anaether history book, Colin? Aye, well, some of it’ll be true, and some of it’ll nae.” 1888 1974 Jessie McLean ( – ) Map1. Approximate Locations of Key Highland Clans Map2. Approximate Locations of Key Indian Tribes

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In nineteenth century paintings, the proud Indian warrior and the Scottish Highland chief appear in similar ways--colorful and wild, righteous and warlike, the last of their kind. Earlier accounts depict both as barbarians, lacking in culture and in need of civilization. By the nineteenth century, i
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