William J. Campbell is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Memphis and author of numerous articles on early North American, Native, and Canadian history.

With thorough research and close reasoning, William Campbell illuminates in this excellent new book the murky interplay of colonial land speculators, Native diplomats, and empire builders. He astutely reveals the failure of the British Empire to consolidate a frontier boundary meant to sustain an alliance with Native peoples. From the wreckage emerged the United States, which accelerated the dispossession of the Indians.""--Alan Taylor, author of The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, And The Northern Borderland Of The American Revolution""In this first book-length modern study of a nearly forgotten event, William Campbell explores a complex pre-Revolutionary world being ripped apart by lusts for land and power."" - Daniel K. Richter, author of Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America

William J. Campbell is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Memphis and author of numerous articles on early North American, Native, and Canadian history.

With thorough research and close reasoning, William Campbell illuminates in this excellent new book the murky interplay of colonial land speculators, Native diplomats, and empire builders. He astutely reveals the failure of the British Empire to consolidate a frontier boundary meant to sustain an alliance with Native peoples. From the wreckage emerged the United States, which accelerated the dispossession of the Indians.""--Alan Taylor, author of The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, And The Northern Borderland Of The American Revolution""In this first book-length modern study of a nearly forgotten event, William Campbell explores a complex pre-Revolutionary world being ripped apart by lusts for land and power."" - Daniel K. Richter, author of Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America

William J. Campbell is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Memphis and author of numerous articles on early North American, Native, and Canadian history.

With thorough research and close reasoning, William Campbell illuminates in this excellent new book the murky interplay of colonial land speculators, Native diplomats, and empire builders. He astutely reveals the failure of the British Empire to consolidate a frontier boundary meant to sustain an alliance with Native peoples. From the wreckage emerged the United States, which accelerated the dispossession of the Indians.""--Alan Taylor, author of The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, And The Northern Borderland Of The American Revolution""In this first book-length modern study of a nearly forgotten event, William Campbell explores a complex pre-Revolutionary world being ripped apart by lusts for land and power."" - Daniel K. Richter, author of Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America