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c o n t e n t s Preface: The Hole in the Map ix A Note on Language and Usage xiii introduction Ahone’s Gift 1 1 Ahone’s Waters 15 2 Foragers into Farmers 26 3 “Kings” of the Potomac 47 4 The Nature of Colonization 71 5 Peltries and “Papists” 92 6 “You Come Too Near” 108 7 Microbes, Magistrates, and Migrations 130 8 “Away with All These Distractions” 143 9 “Frightened Away by Some Threatening Discourses” 161 10 “I Can Not Live in This Beautiful Land” 174 11 The Trouble with Boundaries 189 12 The Backcountry Transformed 206 13 “The Finest Country I Ever Was In” 227 coda Ahone’s Legacy 247 Notes 259 Index 331 This page intentionally left blank ...

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