Creek Country : The Creek Indians and Their World

Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1(6) Chapter One Benjamin Hawkins in Creek Country 7(15) Chapter Two The Beginnings of Creek Country: A Historical Overview 22(10) Chapter Three The Landscape of Creek Country 32(22) Chapter Four The Heart of Creek Country 54(38) Chapter Five The People of Creek Country 92(28) Chapter Six The Hinterlands 120(20) Chapter Seven Creek Farmers 140(18) Chapter Eight Creek Ranchers 158(17) Chapter Nine Entrepreneurs, Wage Laborers, Thieves, and the Creek Frontier Exchange Economy 175(20) Chapter Ten The Selling of Creek Country 195(20) Chapter Eleven The Closing of Creek Country 215(28) Appendix: Scientific Taxonomy for Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text 243(6) Notes 249(78) Bibliography 327(30) Index 357