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

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"A Man of Distinction Among Them represents an important step in under standing 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."

Product details
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Kent State University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 1995
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0873387007
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0873387002
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
UNSPSC-Code : 55101500 (Printed publications)