The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York in America

Cadwallader Colden

Cadwallader Colden

The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York in America

A Critical Edition

Cornell University Press | 2017

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501712555

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The new Critical Edition of The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York features materials not previously included. Essays by John M. Dixon and Karim M. Tiro place Colden's work in historical and cultural context.

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ColdenCadwallader:

Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century.

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L. M. Hauptman:

"In his classic work published in two parts in 1727 and 1747, Colden, the eminent natural scientist who attended treaty councils as surveyor–general of New York Colony, was the first to describe the nature of the Iroquois League and understand that the union allowed for local autonomy. He recognized that the Iroquois were characterized by elegant oratory as well as a strong will, which has allowed them to maintain their separate identity up to the present day. Colden's incorrect claim that the Iroquois possessed an empire was repeated by later historians until Francis Jennings and other modern scholars challenged this thesis. While Dixon (Staten Island CUNY) summarizes the influences on Colden, including French writings, Albany commissioners' council minutes, and treaty councils, Tiro (Xavier Univ.) focuses on the author's treatment of Iroquois diplomacy, politics, and war-making. Tiro quite effectively points out that Colden ignored the many key roles that women played in Iroquoian life, and that much of Colden's work had a clear Anglo-imperial bias intended to get at Iroquois-claimed lands once these Indians were defeated or removed from the scene."

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	v
Imperial Politics, Enlightenment Philosophy, and Transatlantic Print Culture John M. Dixon Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	ix
Iroquois Ways of War and Peace Karim M. Tiro Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	xix
Suggestions for Further Reading Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	xxix
Front matter from the 1727 Edition, The History of the Five Indian Nations Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	xxxi
Part I. From the first Knowledge the Christians had of the Five Nations, to the Time of the Happy Revolution in Great Britain Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
Part II. The History of the Five Indian Nations . . . from the Time of the Revolution to the Peace of Reswick Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	81
Appendix to the Critical Edition Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	199

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A Critical Edition

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