Ordeal of the Longhouse : The Peoples of the Iroquois League in the Era of European Colonization

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Illustrations xv Introduction i The Iroquois in the World on the Turtle's Back 8(22) The Great League of Peace and Power 30(20) The Great League for War and Survival 50(25) The Economic Lifeline to the Dutch 75(30) The Ascendancy of the Francophiles 105(28) The Revolt of the Anglophiles 133(29) The Last of the Beaver Wars 162(28) The Political Crisis of the Iroquois Confederacy 190(24) The Precarious Settlement Abroad and at Home 214(22) The Neutralist Diplomacy of Peace and Balance 236(19) The Iroquois in a Euro-American World 255(26) Methodological Comments 281(4) Abbreviations Used in the Notes 285(2) Notes 287(104) Select Bibliography 391(26) Index 417