This groundbreaking study of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix sheds new light on an important, but often neglected, moment in the history of colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Clarence Walworth Alvord challenges conventional wisdom and illuminates the complex political and social processes that shaped the early American republic.
First published in 1917, this book examines the role of the Mississippi Valley region in British politics during the eighteenth century. Clarence Walworth Alvord explores the economic and political factors that led to British colonization of the region, and the impact this had on the American Revolution. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of American history and the British Empire.