Zamumo's Gifts: Indian-European Exchange in the Colonial Southeast

Contents

Contents List of Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 1. The Spirit of a Feather: The Politics of Mississippian Exchange 12 2. Floods and Feathers: From the Mississippian to the Floridian 33 3. Seeking the Atlantic: The Growth of Trade 55 4. Following the White Path: Migration and the Muskogees’ Quest for Security 75 5. Creating White Hearts: Anxious Alliances amid the Slave Trade 95 6. The Yamasee War: Trade Reformed, a Region Reoriented 117 7. Cries of ‘‘Euchee!’’: Imperial Trade in a Creek Southeast 145 Conclusion: Gifts and Trade, Towns and Empires 168 Notes 173 Glossary of Native Place Names 215 Index 221 Acknowledgments 231 This page intentionally left blank ...