How Long to Read Diplomacy and Indian Gifts

How Long Does it Take to Read Diplomacy and Indian Gifts?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 44 minutes to read Diplomacy and Indian Gifts by Wilbur R. Jacobs

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This study of gifts to the Indians is an attempt to illuminate a hitherto almost obscure factor in the Colonial westward movement. These “presents,” comprising such eighteenth-century items as fabrics, hardware, munitions, food, toys, jewelry, clothing, wampum, and liquors, were a potent factor in the complex diplomatic history of Indian politics along the old Northwest frontier. Thousands of pounds sterling were expended both by the French and by the English in observing this old Indian custom that was so necessary to Indian diplomacy. Indeed, the civilizing influence of this concomitant of Western culture reached ahead of the fur trade far into the wilderness to the Mississippi Valley. These so-called presents also served as a measure of compensation for the vast areas of virgin forest that were bought by the English. The French competed with the British in securing the friendship of the powerful Indian confederacies, which, even as late as 1750, held the balance of power in North America. During the years 1748-1763, it became the policy of the colonies bordering the Ohio and Northwest frontiers to “brighten the chain of friendship” by giving presents to such influential “nations” as the members of the Iroquoian confederacy. Moreover, in some cases the Indians became so accustomed to these frequent outlays of free merchandise that they came to be almost completely dependent upon European goods.—Wilbur R. Jacobs

How long is Diplomacy and Indian Gifts?

Diplomacy and Indian Gifts by Wilbur R. Jacobs is 455 pages long, and a total of 116,025 words.

This makes it 154% the length of the average book. It also has 142% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Diplomacy and Indian Gifts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 34 minutes to read Diplomacy and Indian Gifts aloud.

What Reading Level is Diplomacy and Indian Gifts?

Diplomacy and Indian Gifts is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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