Robert Michael Morrissey teaches history at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Empire by Collaboration explores the remarkable collaborative culture of colonial Illinois Country, where settlers, natives, and imperial officials negotiated local and imperial priorities and gave rise to new economies and forms of social life.
List of IllustrationsIntroduction. An Earnest InvitationChapter 1. Opportunists in the BorderlandsChapter 2. The Imaginary KingdomChapter 3. Collaboration and CommunityChapter 4. A Dangerous SettlementChapter 5. Collaborators: Indians and EmpireChapter 6. Creolization and CollaborationChapter 7. Strains on Collaboration in French IllinoisChapter 8. Demanding Collaboration in British IllinoisConclusion. The End of CollaborationList of AbbreviationsNotesIndex