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Title: The McGillivray and McIntosh Traders: On the Old Southwest Frontier 1716-1815 by Amos J., Jr. Wright, Vernon J. Knight ISBN: 1-58838-006-8 Publisher: NewSouth Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: definitive work on the McGillivray's in colonial Georgia
Comment: This is the most definitive, detailed source I have found for the McGillivray family of colonial traders and the Creek Indian chief in what is now Alabama. It explodes some myths and sheds new light on the subject and I consider it a must for any serious Alabama or colonial Georgia history student.This is a no non-sense, very detailed study.It gives intimate details on Lochlan and Alexander McGillivray.

Rating: 4
Summary: Fresh Details on Two Powerful Families of the Old Southwest
Comment: Even though Wright's book is not the first and cannot be considered the definitive work on the McGillivray and McIntosh families, it still is a valuable volume as it provides hereunto unpublished historical details and corrections to previous works. (The individual who will benefit most from this book will be the one who has read Edward Cashin's 'Lachlan McGillivray: Indian Trader' and John Caughey's 'McGillivray of the Creeks'.)

Wright's greatest contributions are: (1) providing information on other members of the McGillivray Clan, in addition to Lachlan and son Alexander, who were resident and active in the Old Southwest; (2) presenting documentation that sheds greater light on the fate of Alexander McGillivray's only son, Alexander Junior; and (3) giving information on the lives and families of Lachlan's less famous daughters.

Be aware that Wright only spends one chapter on the McIntosh family. His primary subject matter is Lachlan McGillivray and Alexander McGillivray.

Rating: 4
Summary: One of the best volumes on Alexander McGillivray to date
Comment: This is one of the most fascinating books I have read on the subject of Alexander McGillivray and his family. New theories on his death with strong arguments and documentation give new insight on his impact and influence on the Creek Nation in regards to the Spanish and their distrust of him. Alexander McGillivray has long been overlooked as a great Indian Chief, trying to keep peace in the Creek Nation while keeping the powers of the Spanish, British and Americans at arms length.

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