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"Plain Paths and Dividing Lines: Navigating Native Land and Water in the Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake" is a book that explores the role of movement and waterways in shaping power dynamics in colonial America. The author, Jessica Lauren Taylor, argues that the English colonizers used Native avenues of movement to colonize the Chesapeake, reinforcing Indigenous power. By focusing on rivers and Indigenous networks, the book challenges traditional boundaries and offers a multidimensional perspective on the frontier. While the book raises questions about the porousness of borders and the conceptualization of the Chesapeake, it provides a valuable new angle for understanding early America. [Extracted from the article] |
