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Copyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Witgen, Michael J. An infinity of nations : how the native New World shaped early North America / Michael Witgen. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Early American studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4365-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Indians of North America—Government relations—To 1789. 2. Indians of North America—Colonization—History. 3. Indians of North America—Social life and customs. 4. North America—History—Colonial period, ca. 1660-1775. I. Title. II. Series: Early American studies. E91.W58 2012 970.004'97—dc23 2011030913 ...

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