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A New Order of Things : Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816 (Studies in North American Indian History)
A New Order of Things Property Power and the Transformation of the Creek Indians 17331816 - Studies in North American Indian History Author:Claudio Saunt Claudio Saunt vividly depicts a dramatic transformation in the eighteenth century that overturned the world of the powerful and numerous Creek Indians and forever changed the Deep South. As the Creeks amassed a fortune in cattle and slaves, new property fostered a new possessiveness, and government by coercion bred confrontation. A New Order o... more »f Things is the first book to chronicle this decisive transformation in America's early history, a transformation that left deep divisions between the wealthy and poor, powerful and powerless.« less