Bonds of Alliance

“A brilliant, bold, and remarkable journey into the Indian slave system of New France.” — American Historical Review

“Through his exhaustive research and attention to larger connections, Rushforth provides perhaps the most compelling account yet of the significance of Indian slavery to early American and Atlantic histories. . . . A must-read for historians of slavery, early American history, French colonial history, Atlantic history, and American Indian history alike.” — William and Mary Quarterly

“A sharp and superb study. . . . This book challenges us to seriously re-think slavery’s role, and the history of race, in French colonial projects in early Canada.” — Histoire sociale/Social History

“Rushforth [drew] on an impressive body of French- and Algonquian-language research and created a database that traces nearly two thousand Indian slaves. Such careful research enables Rushforth to recover the lives of individuals: their work, their social worlds, the ways violence—including sexual violence—framed their experiences of slavery.” — Journal of American History

“A book that will spark debate, scholarship, and conversation for years to come. . . . A brilliant, bold, and remarkable journey into the Indian slave system of New France.” — American Historical Review

“Compelling . . . powerfully argued . . . brilliant . . . a landmark of historical interpretation.” — Julie Saville, University of Chicago

“The extensive use of linguistic and archaeological evidence makes this a pathbreaking work. . . . Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty.” — CHOICE

“Slavery is at once ubiquitous and highly localized in this masterly work by Brett Rushforth. . . . Bonds of Alliance engages with the historiographies of native studies, early America, early modern Europe, and the history of slavery, and it enriches them all.” — Journal of American History

“A sophisticated analysis. . . . This academic work could also introduce a general readership to a wide range of subjects across disciplines including French colonial diplomacy, law, sexuality, race, slavery, and Latin America.” — Arkansas Historical Quarterly

“General readers and professional historians alike will enjoy and learn from Brett Rushforth’s fresh look at slavery in colonial North America and the Caribbean. . . . He successfully blends history and historiography with narratives and analysis.” — The Annals of Iowa