"Colin Calloway illuminates how early American cities provided a shared space for Native and colonial peoples, an urban frontier where trade, diplomacy, and entertainment were more likely to break out than war or violence. His book memorably reconstructs these urban encounters from the Indians' point of view, recapturing the sights, sounds, and smells of a distinct chapter in European-Indian relations." -Timothy Shannon, Gettysburg College "Colin Calloway has again crafted a contribution to early American history that is both wide-sweeping and full of insight. Not only does he capture the multidimensional and influential presence of Indigenous people in colonial towns and cities across eastern North America, he invites the reader to experience those urban places from the perspective of their American Indian visitors and residents." -Daniel H. Usner, author of American Indians in Early New Orleans: From Calumet to Raquette "As he has done in previous books, the author provides an extensive review and analysis of the available literature, offering a fresh view of the lives of Native Americans during the early years of the new republic while correcting many common misconceptions, particularly in relation to hospitality, civility, and justice. Calloway shows how 'colonial communities depended on connections to Indian country for their existence, growth, and prosperity.' Calloway also explores the perils faced by Native Americans on these journeys, including violence, racism, and disease. A welcome Native-focused history of Colonial America." -Kirkus Reviews "In this eye-opening history, National Book Award finalist Calloway (The Indian World of George Washington) dispels popular notions about the absence of Indigenous peoples from towns and cities in colonial America...With an abundance of colorful anecdotes drawn from contemporaneous newspaper accounts and letters, this scholarly yet accessible account will appeal to fans of early American history." -Publishers Weekly

Colin G. Calloway is John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. He is the author of several books, most recently The Indian World of George Washington (OUP 2018), which was a National Book Award Finalist, and which won the Excellence in American History Book Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the George Washington Book Prize.