Pair with notes for chapter 1, “Over the Mountains”. Modern narration should identify Indigenous dispossession without adopting the author's historical actors' derogatory language. Blackened faces describe disguise, not racial identity.
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Pittsburgh and the Forks emerge through contested Indigenous land, imperial policy, overlapping Pennsylvania and Virginia claims, speculative ownership, western separatism and local resistance. Brackenridge's own interests and prejudices complicate the frontier story.
Chapter 1, “Over the Mountains”
Chapter 1, “Over the Mountains”
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Pittsburgh and the Forks emerge through contested Indigenous land, imperial policy, overlapping Pennsylvania and Virginia claims, speculative ownership, western separatism and local resistance. Brackenridge's own interests and prejudices complicate the frontier story.
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Pair with notes for chapter 1, “Over the Mountains”. Modern narration should identify Indigenous dispossession without adopting the author's historical actors' derogatory language. Blackened faces describe disguise, not racial identity.