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16%OFFDavid J. Silverman - Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America - 9780674737471 - V9780674737471
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Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America

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Description for Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America Hardback. David Silverman argues against the notion that Indians prized flintlock muskets more for their pyrotechnics than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another, as arms races erupted across North America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
The adoption of firearms by American Indians between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries marked a turning point in the history of North America's indigenous peoples--a cultural earthquake so profound, says David Silverman, that its impact has yet to be adequately measured. Thundersticks reframes our understanding of Indians' historical relationship with guns, arguing against the notion that they prized these weapons more for the pyrotechnic terror guns inspired than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
758g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674737471
SKU
V9780674737471
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About David J. Silverman
David J. Silverman is Professor of History at George Washington University.

Reviews for Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America
Focusing on the military and political changes stemming from the spread of firearms in North America, this is a well-informed, clearly argued account of the significance of access to these guns...Silverman's book is a significant contribution to a field that is important for American studies, for military history and work on western expansionism.
Jeremy Black History Today (01/01/2017) Silverman tells ... Read more

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