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Contents List of Wars of the Northeastern Borderlands, 1636-1763 ix Introduction: Onward Christian Soldiers, 1678 1 1 "You dare not fight, you are all one like women": The Contest of Masculinities in the Seventeenth Century 2 "What are you an Indian or an English-man?" Cultural Cross-Dressing in the Northeastern Borderlands 56 3 "Insolent" Squaws and "Unreasonable" Masters: 4 Indian Captivity and Family Life 91 "A Jesuit will ruin you Body & Soul!" Daughters of New England in Canada 127 12 5 "Who will be Masters of America The French or the English?" Manhood and Imperial Warfare in the Eighteenth Century 166 Epilogue: On the Plains of Abraham 205 Notes 209 Index 253 Acknowledgments 259 ...

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