Witgen, Michael J.

An infinity of nations how the native New World shaped early North America / [electronic resource] : Michael Witgen. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012. - vi, 450 p. : ill., maps. - Early American studies .

Based on the author's 2004 thesis (Ph. D.) from the University of Washington.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Discovery -- pt. 2. The new world -- pt. 3. The illusion of empire -- pt. 4. Sovereignty : the making of North America's new nations.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
Indians of North America--Colonization--History.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.


North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.


Electronic books.

E91 / .W58 2012

970.004/97