Description: Groundless by Gregory Evans Dowd Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description They were all, by definition, groundless, but they were not all false, and they influenced the classic issues of historical inquiry: the formation of alliances, the making of revolutions, the expropriation of labor and resources, and the origins of war. Publisher Description Why did Elizabethan adventurers believe that the interior of America hid vast caches of gold? Who started the rumor that British officers purchased revolutionary white womens scalps, packed them by the bale, and shipped them to their superiors? And why are people today still convinced that white settlers-hardly immune as a group to the disease-routinely distributed smallpox-tainted blankets to the natives? Rumor-spread by colonists and Native Americans alike-ran rampant in early America. In Groundless, historian Gregory Evans Dowd explores why half-truths, deliberate lies, and outrageous legends emerged in the first place, how they grew, and why they were given such credence throughout the New World. Arguing that rumors are part of the objective reality left to us by the past-a kind of fragmentary archival record-he examines how uncertain news became powerful enough to cascade through the centuries. Drawing on specific case studies and tracing recurring rumors over many generations, Dowd explains the seductive power of unreliable stories in the eastern North American frontiers from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries.The rumors studied here-some alluring, some frightening-commanded attention and demanded action. They were all, by definition, groundless, but they were not all false, and they influenced the classic issues of historical inquiry: the formation of alliances, the making of revolutions, the expropriation of labor and resources, and the origins of war. Author Biography Gregory Evans Dowd is a professor of history and American culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815 and War under Heaven: Pontiac, the Indian Nations, and the British Empire. Details ISBN 1421418657 ISBN-13 9781421418650 Title Groundless Author Gregory Evans Dowd Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 408 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136600111; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421418650
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Book Title: Groundless : Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Topic: Hoaxes & Deceptions, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture, United States / General, Native American, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Gregory Evans Dowd
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture Ser.
Format: Hardcover
