 | The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York in America: A Critical Edition Subjects: Iroquois Indians; Indians of North America -- New York (State); New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period ca. 1600–1775; Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period ca. 1600–1775; The new Critical Edition of The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York features materials not previously included. Essays by John M. Dixon and Karim M. Tiro place Colden's work in historical and cultural context. Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century. |
