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First published in 1939, McGillivray of the Creeks is a unique mix
of primary and secondary sources for the study of American Indian
history in the Southeast. The historian John Walton Caughey's brief
but definitive biography of Creek leader Alexander McGillivray
(1750-1793) is coupled with 214 letters between McGillivray and
Spanish and American political officials. The volume offers
distinctive firsthand insights into Creek and Euroamerican
diplomacy in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in the aftermath of
the American Revolution as well as a glimpse into how historians
have viewed the controversial Creek leader. McGillivray, the son of
a famous Scottish Indian trader and a Muskogee Creek woman, was
educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and, with his father's
guidance, took up the mantle of negotiator for the Creek people
during and after the Revolution. While much of eighteenth-century
American Indian history relies on accounts written by non-Indians,
the letters reprinted in this volume provide a valuable Indian
perspective into Creek diplomatic negotiations with the Americans
and the Spanish in the American South. Crafty and literate,
McGillivray's letters reveal his willingness to play American and
Spanish interests against one another. Whether he was motivated
solely by a devotion to his native people or by the advancement of
his own ambitions is the subject of much historical debate.
Contributing Authors Include Irene D. Paden, Walker D. Wyman,
Robert Glass Cleland And Others.
Remarks Intended For Delivery. And Delivered As Transcribed, Poco
Mas O Memos, At A Testimonial Dinner At UCLA On The Evening Of
February 13, 1962.
Contributing Authors Include E. Could Buffum, Alonso Delano,
Stephen J. Field, And Many Others.
Contributing Authors Include Irene D. Paden, Walker D. Wyman,
Robert Glass Cleland And Others.
First published in 1939, McGillivray of the Creeks is a unique mix
of primary and secondary sources for the study of American Indian
history in the Southeast. The historian John Walton Caughey's brief
but definitive biography of Creek leader Alexander McGillivray
(1750-1793) is coupled with 214 letters between McGillivray and
Spanish and American political officials. The volume offers
distinctive firsthand insights into Creek and Euroamerican
diplomacy in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in the aftermath of
the American Revolution as well as a glimpse into how historians
have viewed the controversial Creek leader. McGillivray, the son of
a famous Scottish Indian trader and a Muskogee Creek woman, was
educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and, with his father's
guidance, took up the mantle of negotiator for the Creek people
during and after the Revolution. While much of eighteenth-century
American Indian history relies on accounts written by non-Indians,
the letters reprinted in this volume provide a valuable Indian
perspective into Creek diplomatic negotiations with the Americans
and the Spanish in the American South. Crafty and literate,
McGillivray's letters reveal his willingness to play American and
Spanish interests against one another. Whether he was motivated
solely by a devotion to his native people or by the advancement of
his own ambitions is the subject of much historical debate.
First published in 1939, McGillivray of the Creeks is a unique mix
of primary and secondary sources for the study of American Indian
history in the Southeast. The historian John Walton Caughey's brief
but definitive biography of Creek leader Alexander McGillivray
(1750-1793) is coupled with 214 letters between McGillivray and
Spanish and American political officials. The volume offers
distinctive firsthand insights into Creek and Euroamerican
diplomacy in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in the aftermath of
the American Revolution as well as a glimpse into how historians
have viewed the controversial Creek leader. McGillivray, the son of
a famous Scottish Indian trader and a Muskogee Creek woman, was
educated in Charleston, South Carolina, and, with his father's
guidance, took up the mantle of negotiator for the Creek people
during and after the Revolution. While much of eighteenth-century
American Indian history relies on accounts written by non-Indians,
the letters reprinted in this volume provide a valuable Indian
perspective into Creek diplomatic negotiations with the Americans
and the Spanish in the American South. Crafty and literate,
McGillivray's letters reveal his willingness to play American and
Spanish interests against one another. Whether he was motivated
solely by a devotion to his native people or by the advancement of
his own ambitions is the subject of much historical debate.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1948.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1948.
"Its intelligent combination of essays reveals much about Los
Angeles which does not always find its way into socio-historical
texts about the area. The editors' remarks preceding each essay
expertly bind the book together. I suspect it will wind up as one
of the more dog-eared volumes on my shelf."--Mayor Tom Bradley of
Los Angeles
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