A Most Pernicious Thing

A Most Pernicious Thing Gun Trading and Native Warfare in the Early Contact Period

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Publisher's Synopsis

The author challenges the myth of trade dependence which has pervaded histories of this period, by proving the superiority of native weapons over matchlock muskets. A fascinating argument on a contentious ethno-historical issue.

Book information

ISBN: 9780886292232
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: Carleton University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 238g
Height: 154mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 11mm