At the Edge of Empire: The Backcountry in British North America

by Peter C. Mancall, Eric Hinderaker, Mr. Peter C. Mancall, et al.

Book Overview

During the course of the seventeenth century, Europeans and Native Americans came together on the western edge of England's North American empire for a variety of purposes, from trading goods and information to making alliances and war. This blurred and constantly shifting frontier region, known as the backcountry, existed just beyond England's imperial reach on the North American mainland. It became an area of opportunity, intrigue, and conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871379
• ISBN13: 9780801871375
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"