by Joseph T. Glatthaar
Glatthaar delivers a narrative-driven history that centers the Oneida Indians' role in the American Revolution, pairing battlefield episodes with cultural and political background. The most useful part is the foregrounding of Oneida decisions and sacrifices, which fills a common gap in standard Revolution narratives. The main limitation is an emphasis on narrative sweep and heroism that can gloss over broader Native diplomatic networks or comparative tribal experiences; readers seeking tight analytic argumentation or theoretical framing may find it uneven.
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Combining compelling narrative and grand historical sweep, Forgotten Allies offers a vivid account of the Oneida Indians, forgotten heroes of the American Revolution who risked their homeland, their culture, and their lives to join in a war that gave birth to a new nation at the expense of their own. Revealing for the first time the full sacrifice ...
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