{"product_id":"patriots-and-indians-jeff-w-dennis-9781643367149","title":"Patriots and Indians: Shaping Identity in Eighteenth-Century South Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling look at relationships between Native American and elite South Carolinians in early America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatriots and Indians\u003c\/i\u003e examines interactions between South Carolina elites and Native Americans across the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. Eighteenth-century South Carolinians engaged Indians in trade and diplomacy--as allies and enemies in war, and at times through scientific, religious, and personal encounters. Jeff W. Dennis explores how these relationships shaped the Revolution, the founding of South Carolina, and the careers and politics of leading patriots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis shows how intercultural exchange influenced evolving ideas of European American, Native American, and African American identity in a society in transition. For many Whig leaders, especially those distant from Native communities, Indians became a defining enemy of the Revolution. Dennis argues that the stronger a patriot's attachment to the Whig cause, the harsher his views toward Indians. Yet figures such as Andrew Pickens imagined a broader American identity that could include Native peoples, a debate that carried into policies toward Native Americans during the eighteenth-century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff W. Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643367145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643367149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.05w x 0.71d","brand":"Jeff W. Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148784279807,"sku":"9781643367149","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patriots-and-indians-jeff-w-dennis-9781643367149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}