This eloquent, pathbreaking account follows the Catawbas from their first contact with Europeans in the sixteenth century until they carved out a place in the American republic three centuries later. It is a story of Native agency, creativity, resilience, and endurance. James Merrell's definitive history helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history. In an introduction written for this twentieth anniversary edition, Merrell recalls the book's origins and considers its place in the field of early American history in general and Native American history in particular, both at the time it was first published and two decades later.
- ISBN13 9780807871423
- Publish Date 1 February 2010 (first published 27 June 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition 20th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 424
- Language English