{"product_id":"engines-of-diplomacy-indian-trading-factories-and-the-negotiation-of-american-empire-9781469626895","title":"Engines of Diplomacy: Indian Trading Factories and the Negotiation of American Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties between Indian nations and the United States, while eliminating competition from unscrupulous fur traders. In this detailed history of the Indian factory system, David Andrew Nichols demonstrates how Native Americans and U.S. government authorities sought to exert their power in the trading posts by using them as sites for commerce, political maneuvering, and diplomatic action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the factory system as a lens through which to study the material, political, and economic lives of Indian peoples, Nichols also sheds new light on the complexities of trade and diplomacy between whites and Native Americans. Though the system ultimately disintegrated following the War of 1812 and the Panic of 1819, Nichols shows that these factories nonetheless served as important centers of economic and political authority for an expanding inland empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Andrew Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.19w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469626895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNichols, David Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Andrew Nichols is associate professor of history at Indiana State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115619573875,"sku":"9781469626895","price":60.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f0798789-9429-4489-8c70-7bfb5c8ce091.jpg?v=1781787519","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/engines-of-diplomacy-indian-trading-factories-and-the-negotiation-of-american-empire-9781469626895","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}