Heart of American darkness : bewilderment and horror on the early frontier
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781324091776, 1324091770
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Dennis Public Library - New | 973.27 PAR | Checked Out | October 22, 2024 |
South Yarmouth Library - New | 973.27 PAR | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- 18th century.
Informational works.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Racism.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 18th century.
Informational works.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Racism.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 18th century.
Other Subjects
Documents d'information.
Racisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1775-1783.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Aspect politique -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
Racisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1775-1783.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Aspect politique -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324091776, 1324091770
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-427) and index.
Description
"An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation. We are divided over the history of the United States, and one of the central dividing lines is the frontier. Was it a site of heroism? Or was it where the full force of an all-powerful empire was brought to bear on Native peoples? In this startingly original work, historian Robert Parkinson presents a new account of ever-shifting encounters between white colonists and Native Americans. Drawing skillfully on Joseph Conrad's famous novella, Heart of Darkness, he demonstrates that imperialism in North America was neither heroic nor a perfectly planned conquest. It was, rather, as bewildering, violent, and haphazard as the European colonization of Africa, which Conrad knew firsthand and fictionalized in his masterwork. At the center of Parkinson's story are two families whose entwined histories ended in tragedy. The family of Shickellamy, one of the most renowned Indigenous leaders of the eighteenth century, were Iroquois diplomats laboring to create a world where settlers and Native people could coexist. The Cresaps were frontiersmen who became famous throughout the colonies for their bravado, scheming, and land greed. Together, the families helped determine the fate of the British and French empires, which were battling for control of the Ohio River Valley. From the Seven Years' War to the protests over the Stamp Act to the start of the Revolutionary War, Parkinson recounts the major turning points of the era from a vantage that allows us to see them anew, and to perceive how bewildering they were to people at the time. For the Shickellamy family, it all came to an end on April 30, 1774, when most of the clan were brutally murdered by white settlers associated with the Cresaps at a place called Yellow Creek. That horrific event became news all over the continent, and it led to war in the interior, at the very moment the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Michael Cresap, at first blamed for the massacre at Yellow Creek, would be transformed by the Revolution into a hero alongside George Washington. In death, he helped cement the pioneer myth at the heart of the new republic. Parkinson argues that American history is, in fact, tied to the frontier, just not in the ways we are often told. Altering our understanding of the past, he also shows what this new understanding should mean for us today." --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parkinson, R. G. (2024). Heart of American darkness: bewilderment and horror on the early frontier (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parkinson, Robert G.. 2024. Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror On the Early Frontier. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parkinson, Robert G.. Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror On the Early Frontier W. W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parkinson, Robert G.. Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror On the Early Frontier First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2024.
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