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The Life And Times Of Mary Musgrove
Steven C. Hahn
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Description for The Life And Times Of Mary Musgrove
Hardback. A historical biography of Mary Musgrove. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Greek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one.
As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican clergyman, Mary was one of a small number of ""mixed blood"" Indians to achieve a position of prominence among English colonists. Born to a Creek mother and an English father, Mary's bicultural heritage prepared her for an eventful adulthood spent in the rough and tumble world of Colonial Georgia Indian affairs.
Active in diplomacy, trade, and politics--affairs typically dominated by men--Mary worked as an interpreter ... Read more
The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Greek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one.
As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican clergyman, Mary was one of a small number of ""mixed blood"" Indians to achieve a position of prominence among English colonists. Born to a Creek mother and an English father, Mary's bicultural heritage prepared her for an eventful adulthood spent in the rough and tumble world of Colonial Georgia Indian affairs.
Active in diplomacy, trade, and politics--affairs typically dominated by men--Mary worked as an interpreter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813042213
SKU
V9780813042213
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About Steven C. Hahn
Steven C. Hahn, associate professor of history at St. Olaf College, is the author of The Invention of the Creek Nation, 1670-1763.
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