Guardians of the Valley
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Guardians of the Valley

Chickasaws in Colonial South Carolina and Georgia

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Guardians of the Valley

Chickasaws in Colonial South Carolina and Georgia

About this book

The first comprehensive history of the Lower Chickasaws in the Savannah River Valley

Edward J. Cashin, the preeminent historian of colonial Georgia history, offers an account of the Lower Chickasaws, who settled on the Savannah River near Augusta in the early eighteenth century and remained an integral part of the region until the American Revolution. Fierce allies to the English settlers, the Chickasaws served as trading partners, loyal protectors, and diplomatic representatives to other southeastern tribes. In the absence of their benevolence, the English settlements would not have developed as rapidly or securely in the Savannah River Valley.

Aided by his unique access to the modern Chickasaw Nation, Cashin has woven together details on the eastern Chickasaws from diverse source materials to create this cohesive narrative set against the shifting backdrop of the southern frontier. The Chickasaws offered primary allegiance to South Carolina and Georgia at different times in their history but always served as a link in ongoing trade between Charleston and the Chickasaw homeland in what is now Mississippi. By recounting the political, social, and military interactions between the native peoples and settlers, Cashin introduces readers to a colorful cast of Chickasaw leaders, including Squirrel King, the Doctor, and Mingo Stoby, each an important component to a story that has until now gone untold.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Guardians of the Valley
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. A Note on Ed Cashin
  10. 1 Fanni Mingo
  11. 2 Carolina Allies
  12. 3 Georgia Allies
  13. 4 Fighting on Both Fronts
  14. 5 The Bravest and the Best
  15. 6 Coping with Governor Glen
  16. 7 Brave, Wanton Fellows
  17. 8 Yielding the King’s Grant
  18. 9 “These people are our safeguards”
  19. 10 The General Resort of Indians
  20. 11 The Lower Chickasaws’ Last Stand
  21. Epilogue
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. About the Author