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7 Justice, retribution, and the case of John Toby
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Louis M. Waddell
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps and figures vii
- Introduction ix
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I. Peoples in conversation
- 1 New Sweden, natives, and nature 3
- 2 Colonialism and the discursive antecedents of Penn’s treaty with the Indians 18
- 3 Imagining peace in Quaker and native American dream stories 41
- 4 Indian, Métis, and euro-American women on multiple frontiers 63
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II. Fragile structures of coexistence
- 5 Female relationships and intercultural bonds in Moravian Indian missions 87
- 6 The death of Sawantaeny and the problem of justice on the frontier 104
- 7 Justice, retribution, and the case of John Toby 129
- 8 The diplomatic career of Canasatego 144
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III. Toward a white Pennsylvania
- 9 Delawares and Pennsylvanians after the walking purchase 167
- 10 Squatters, Indians, proprietary government, and land in the Susquehanna valley 180
- 11 Violence, race, and the Paxton boys 201
- 12 ‘Real’’ Indians, ‘‘white’’ Indians, and the contest for the Wyoming valley 221
- 13 Whiteness and warfare on a revolutionary frontier 238
- Afterword 259
- Abbreviations 269
- Notes 271
- Contributors 325
- Index 329
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps and figures vii
- Introduction ix
-
I. Peoples in conversation
- 1 New Sweden, natives, and nature 3
- 2 Colonialism and the discursive antecedents of Penn’s treaty with the Indians 18
- 3 Imagining peace in Quaker and native American dream stories 41
- 4 Indian, Métis, and euro-American women on multiple frontiers 63
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II. Fragile structures of coexistence
- 5 Female relationships and intercultural bonds in Moravian Indian missions 87
- 6 The death of Sawantaeny and the problem of justice on the frontier 104
- 7 Justice, retribution, and the case of John Toby 129
- 8 The diplomatic career of Canasatego 144
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III. Toward a white Pennsylvania
- 9 Delawares and Pennsylvanians after the walking purchase 167
- 10 Squatters, Indians, proprietary government, and land in the Susquehanna valley 180
- 11 Violence, race, and the Paxton boys 201
- 12 ‘Real’’ Indians, ‘‘white’’ Indians, and the contest for the Wyoming valley 221
- 13 Whiteness and warfare on a revolutionary frontier 238
- Afterword 259
- Abbreviations 269
- Notes 271
- Contributors 325
- Index 329