Background
Merrell, James Hart was born on October 19, 1953 in Minneapolis. Son of David John and Jessie (Clark) Merrell.
( "A stunning achievement. . . . A pathbreaking scholarly...)
"A stunning achievement. . . . A pathbreaking scholarly work by one of the nation's leading historians of the interaction between Native Americans and European newcomers in early America."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) James Merrell's brilliant book is an account of the "go-betweens," the Europeans and Indians who moved between cultures on the Pennsylvania frontier in efforts to maintain the peace. It is also a reflection on the meanings of wilderness to the colonists and natives of the New World. From the Quaker colony's founding in the 1680s into the 1750s, Merrell shows us how the go-betweens survived in the woods, dealing with problems of food, travel, lodging, and safety, and how they sought to bridge the vast cultural gaps between the Europeans and the Indians. The futility of these efforts became clear in the sickening plummet into war after 1750. "A stunningly original and exceedingly well-written account of diplomacy on the edge of the Pennsylvania wilderness."--Publishers Weekly Illustrations and maps
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Merrell, James Hart was born on October 19, 1953 in Minneapolis. Son of David John and Jessie (Clark) Merrell.
Bachelor, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1975. Bachelor, Oxford University, 1977. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1979.
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1982.
Assistant professor history College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1982—1984. Assistant professor Vassar College, 1984—1989, associate professor, 1989—1991, professor, since 1991.
( "A stunning achievement. . . . A pathbreaking scholarly...)
Fellow: American Council Learned Societies, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment Humanities, Institute Early American History, Danforth Foundation, Newberry Library. Member: Society of America Historians, Organization American Historians.
Married Linda Keiko Yamane, January 7, 1978. Children: David Yamane, John Nemoto, Wilson Nemoto.