Guardians of the Valley

Guardians of the Valley

Chickasaws in Colonial South Carolina and Georgia

  • Autor: Cashin, Edward J.
  • Editor: University of South Carolina Press
  • ISBN: 9781570038211
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781643364087
  • Lugar de publicación:  South Carolina , Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación: 2023
  • Año de publicación digital: 2023
  • Mes: Febrero
  • Páginas: 215
  • DDC: 976.004/97386
  • Idioma: Ingles

The first comprehensive history of the Lower Chickasaws in the Savannah River Valley

Edward J. Cashin, the preeminent historian of colonial Georgia history, offers an account of the Lower Chickasaws, who settled on the Savannah River near Augusta in the early eighteenth century and remained an integral part of the region until the American Revolution. Fierce allies to the English settlers, the Chickasaws served as trading partners, loyal protectors, and diplomatic representatives to other southeastern tribes. In the absence of their benevolence, the English settlements would not have developed as rapidly or securely in the Savannah River Valley.

Aided by his unique access to the modern Chickasaw Nation, Cashin has woven together details on the eastern Chickasaws from diverse source materials to create this cohesive narrative set against the shifting backdrop of the southern frontier. The Chickasaws offered primary allegiance to South Carolina and Georgia at different times in their history but always served as a link in ongoing trade between Charleston and the Chickasaw homeland in what is now Mississippi. By recounting the political, social, and military interactions between the native peoples and settlers, Cashin introduces readers to a colorful cast of Chickasaw leaders, including Squirrel King, the Doctor, and Mingo Stoby, each an important component to a story that has until now gone untold.

  • Cover
  • Guardians of the Valley
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Ed Cashin
  • 1 Fanni Mingo
  • 2 Carolina Allies
  • 3 Georgia Allies
  • 4 Fighting on Both Fronts
  • 5 The Bravest and the Best
  • 6 Coping with Governor Glen
  • 7 Brave, Wanton Fellows
  • 8 Yielding the King’s Grant
  • 9 “These people are our safeguards”
  • 10 The General Resort of Indians
  • 11 The Lower Chickasaws’ Last Stand
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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