Author Ronald E. Hagen’s New Book, “Catspaw: The Girty, McKee, and Elliott Families, and Indian Negotiations on the American Frontier 1710-1778,” is Released – PR.com

Eugene,
OR,
January
23,
2025
–(PR.com)– Ronald
E.
Hagen,
who
has
worked
for
the
US
Department
of
State,
the
US
Department
of
Energy,
the
East-West
Center
(Hawaii),
and
King
Fahd
University
of
Petroleum
and
Minerals
(Saudi
Arabia),
has
completed
his
new
book,
“Catspaw:
The
Girty,
McKee,
and
Elliott
Families,
and
Indian
Negotiations
on
the
American
Frontier
1710-1778”:
a
compelling
look
at
how
three
prominent
families
became
an
integral
part
of
negotiations
between
the
Native
Americans
and
the
British
government
prior
to
the
American
Revolution,
with
members
later
defecting
to
join
the
British
Army.

“Members
of
the
Girty,
McKee,
and
Elliott
families
were
actively
involved
in
Indian-white
diplomacy
in
the
American
Northwest
from
before
the
1730s
to
the
end
of
the
War
of
1812,”
writes
Hagen.
“The
involvement
included
as
many
as
five
generations
in
the
families.
Family
members
started
out
as
fur
traders
with
several
Indian
nations,
but
their
careers
gradually
evolved
into
serving
as
agents
and
negotiators
for
the
British
government.
They
were
actively
involved
in
seven
frontier
wars
and
would
eventually
contribute
to
efforts
to
set
up
what
was,
in
effect,
a
buffer
Indian
state
located
between
the
United
States
and
British-governed
Canada.

“The
book
‘Catspaw’
covers
the
first
half
of
the
families’
involvement
in
British-Indian
affairs.
It
concludes
in
the
spring
of
1778
when
members
of
the
three
families
defected
from
working
with
the
Americans
to
joining
the
British
in
promoting
frontier
war
against
the
Americans.
To
the
Americans,
the
defection
was
an
act
of
treason.
To
the
British
and
later
the
Canadians,
it
was
an
act
of
loyalty.”

Published
by
Page
Publishing,
Ronald
E.
Hagen’s
enthralling
tale
will
transport
readers
back
in
time
to
discover
how
these
early
dealings
with
Native
Americans
transpired,
and
the
lasting
impact
these
negotiations
still
have
to
this
day.
Drawing
upon
years
of
professional
research,
“Catspaw”
is
a
must-read
for
anyone
interested
in
the
history
of
early
Native
American
relations
with
the
British
colonies.

Readers
who
wish
to
experience
this
enlightening
work
can

purchase

“Catspaw:
The
Girty,
McKee,
and
Elliott
Families,
and
Indian
Negotiations
on
the
American
Frontier
1710-1778”
at
bookstores
everywhere,
or
online
at
the
Apple
iTunes
Store,
Amazon,
Google
Play,
or
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