Borderland Narratives: Negotiation and Accommodation in North America’s Contested Spaces, 1500-1850 (Contested Boundaries)

Synopsis

Frank And Crothers Have Gathered Ten Essays To Explore The Newer, More Capacious Applications Of Borderlands Study, With A Particular Emphasis On The Ohio Valley--which, In Its Own Uneasy Placement Between The Traditional North/south Sectional Divide, Becomes A Case Study In What Can Be Gained By Placing The Borderlands Concept At The Center Of Inquiry. By Crossing Geographic, Chronological, And Methodological Boundaries, The Volume Shows Various Ways The Borderlands Concept Can Enhance Scholars' Understanding Of Political, Cultural, Religious, And Racial Interactions Throughout North America. Introduction / Andrew K. Frank And A. Glenn Crothers -- The Politics Of Coalition Building In The Ohio Valley, 1765-1774 / Rob Harper -- Red, Black, And Seminole: Community Convergence On The Florida Borderlands, 1780-1840 / Andrew K. Frank -- Skilful Jockies And Good Sadlers: Native Americans And Horses In The Southeastern Borderlands / Tyler Boulware -- Los Desaparecidos In The Gulf Coast And Early Texas Borderlands / Carla Gerona -- Odious Abolitionists And Insolent Runaways: Natives, Slaves, And Settlers In The Missouri Valley Borderland / Rebekah M.k. Mergenthal -- French Missionary Priests And Borderlands Catholicism In The Diocese Of Bardstown During The Early Nineteenth Century / Michael Pasquier -- Borderlands Redemption: Protestants Negotiate The Ohio River Valley / Phillip Mulder -- The Mark Unmistakably Fixed Upon Their Brows: A Free Family Of Color On America's Borderlands / Julie Winch. Edited By Andrew K. Frank And A. Glenn Crothers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.