Daniel H Usner: 2 books
Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in a Frontier Exchange Economy
The Lower Mississippi Valley Before 1783
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
In this pioneering book Daniel Usner examines the economic and cultural interactions among the Indians, Europeans, and African slaves of colonial Louisiana, including the province of West Florida. Rather than focusing on a single cultural group or on a particular economic activity, this study traces...
Weaving Alliances with Other Women
Chitimacha Indian Work in the New South
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
River-cane baskets woven by the Chitimachas of south Louisiana are universally admired for their beauty and workmanship. Recounting friendships that Chitimacha weaver Christine Paul (1874–1946) sustained with two non-Native women at different parts of her life, this book offers a rare vantage point...