Empire of Fortune (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Francis Jennings
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1745-1776
- Setting: Primarily Pennsylvania
- Principal Characters: Benjamin Franklin, Sir William Johnson, Lord Loudoun, Thomas Penn, Francis Parkman, Lawrence H. Gipson
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Colonies or colonization, France or French people, Native Americans or American Indians, England or English people, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Society of Friends or Quakers, Seven Years’ War
- Locales: Pennsylvania
This is the third volume of a trilogy that traces the gradual expansion of English influence in America. The first two books—The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest (1975) and The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire: The Covenant Chain Confederation of Indian Tribes with English Colonies from Its Beginnings to the Lancaster Treaty of 1744 (1984)—brought Francis Jennings’ analysis to roughly 1744. The significance of his work is not debatable. His major contribution, especially in this final volume, is to demonstrate that various Indian groups...
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