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Mapping Conquest: The Battle Maps of Horseshoe Bend
In Mapping Conquest, Kathryn H. Braund analyzes a unique collection of twelve manuscript maps of the Horseshoe Bend battleground, drawn by soldiers in the aftermath of the March 27, 1814, battle.
More than just a collection of largely forgotten maps, Braund’s study provides biographical details about these amateur cartographers and their maps. The maps also highlight the Creek response to the American invasion and serve as memorials to those Americans who "did their duty" in defeating the Creeks. The book concludes with an impressive collection of twenty-five primary documents describing the battle, many never published before.
The Old Federal Road in Alabama
The Old Federal Road in Alabama invites readers to discover the storied corridor that transformed the state’s history, opening a vital gateway through Creek Nation territory and reshaping the cultural and political landscape of the Southeast. The authors offers a richly illustrated guide that blends gripping narrative history with an accessible modern travel companion. The book traces how the Federal Road became a catalyst for profound change—intensifying tensions between settlers and the Creeks, sparking the Creek War of 1813–1814, and ushering in an era of rapid American migration and sweeping environmental transformation. With evocative accounts of early travelers, detailed reconstructions of the road’s evolving route, and practical driving tours that highlight surviving segments and historic sites, this volume brings the Federal Road’s dramatic story to life for historians, heritage travelers, and anyone captivated by Alabama’s past.
Deerskins and Duffels
Deerskins and Duffels documents the trading relationship in the eighteenth century between the Creek Indians and the Anglo-American peoples who settled in what is now the southeastern United States. The Creeks were the largest Indian nation in the Southeast, and through their trade alliance with the British colonies, they became the dominant Native power in the area.
The deerskin trade became the economic lifeblood of the Creeks after European contact. This book is the first to examine extensively the Creek side of this trade, especially the impact of commercial hunting on all aspects of Indian society. British trade is examined as well: the major traders and trading companies, how goods were taken to the Indians, how the traders lived, and how trade was used as a diplomatic tool. The author also discusses the Creek-Anglo cooperation in the trade of Indian slaves that resulted in the virtual destruction of the Native peoples of Florida. This second edition features a new introduction by the author.
The Attention of a Traveller
The Attention of a Traveller: Essays on William Bartram’s “Travels” and Legacy offers an interdisciplinary assessment of Bartram’s influence and evolving legacy, opening new avenues of research concerning the flora, fauna, and people connected to Bartram and his writings. Featuring 13 essays divided into five sections, contributors to the volume weave together scholarly perspectives from geology, art history, literary criticism, geography, and philosophy, alongside the more traditional Bartram-affiliated disciplines of biology and history. The collection concludes with a comprehensive treatment of the book as a material historical artifact.
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William Bartram on the Southeastern Indians
William Bartram on the Southeastern Indians includes a biography of Bartram and an analysis of his importance to Native American studies. Included are edited and annotated sections of his famous Travels relating to Indians, as well as his other manuscript writings and sketches related to indigenous peoples.
Fields of Vision
This richly illustrated volume of essays brings together scholarly contributions from history, archaeology, and botany. The authors discuss the political and personal context of his travels; species of interest to Bartram; Creek architecture; foodways in the 18th-century south, particularly those of Indian groups that Bartram encountered; rediscovery of a lost Bartram manuscript; new techniques for charting Bartram’s trail and imaging his collections; and a fine analysis of Bartram’s place in contemporary environmental issues.
Tohopeka
These essays, produced to commemorate the bicentennial of the Creek War, present a variety of perspectives and use diverse evidence, to examine the Creek War of 1813-1814.
James Adair's History of the American Indians
A fully annotated edition of Indian trader James Adair's classic work originally published in 1775. The work include an essay on Adair's life and a critical analysis of his book.
Bernard Romans's Concise Natural History of East and West Florida
One of the most significant historical accounts of the British Floridas, including detailed information about the indigenous inhabitants and environment. The book includes essays on Romans's life and work and is fully annotated.