Title: War under Heaven: Pontiac, the Indian Nations, and the British Empire (review)
Abstract: Pontiac has been many things to many historians. Francis Parkman counted him as a noble savage who fought the spread of European civilization. Others have cast the Ottawa leader either as a warrior for Indian independence or as one of many local leaders who together mounted the fight against the expansion of English dominion after the Seven Years' War. Dowd masterfully revises what we know about Pontiac by balancing Pontiac's singularity as a prophetically minded war leader with the complicated series of leaders, conflicts, and intrigues across the Great Lakes and Ohio country that have been lumped under the rubric of Pontiac's War. Dowd's arguments are convincing, his prose is accessible and vibrant, the research is prodigious, and War under Heaven will occupy an important place in the historiography of the pays d'en haut.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
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