A Man of Distinction Among Them: Alexander McKee and the Ohio Country Frontier, 1754-1799 - Hardcover

Nelson, Larry L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0873386205 ISBN 13: 9780873386203

Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr, 1999

Synopsis

A Man of Distinction among Them represents an important step in understanding the complexities surrounding the early history of the Ohio Country and the Old Northwest and provides the clearest and most comprehensive portrait of a central figure in that history: Alexander McKee.

Fathered by a white trader and raised partly by his Shawnee mother, McKee was at home in either culture and played an active role in Great Lakes Indian affairs for nearly 50 years.

McKee served as a "cultural mediator"--a go-between who linked the native and European worlds. He exploited his familial affiliation and close economic ties to both communities to encourage trade, foster diplomatic relations, and forge a military alliance between the British government and the tribes of the Old Northwest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0873386205
• ISBN 13: 9780873386203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262