About the Author

Juliana Barr is assistant professor of history at the University of Florida.

Reviews

"[Barr's] conclusions are compelling . . . . Everyone who studies the Spanish borderlands, Native Americans, or women needs to read this book."--CHOICE

"A field-changing work. . . . The first to show how really essential gender is to contact studies."--William and Mary Quarterly

"A fine book in every respect, clearly written, persuasive, solidly documented, and useful for both student and scholar alike. . . . Encourages scholars to look anew at areas where Indians met Europeans."--Hispanic American Historical Review

"A highly valuable contribution to the indigenous historiography of the southwestern borderlands in the early period of European contact."--Journal of Southern History

"A superbly crafted contribution to the growing literature that places Native Americans at the center of the struggle for control of eighteenth-century North America. . . . This finely conceptualized and beautifully executed book easily ranks on the short list of essential reading for scholars of Native American history."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"Deserves to be reckoned with by future scholarship on colonial Texas. . . . Provides . . . fundamental contributions to the historiography on colonial Texas."--Catholic Southwest

"Engaging and beautifully written. . . . Provides vivid accounts of Indian power and the gendered ways it was expressed."--Western Historical Quarterly

"Historiographically significant and beautifully written, Peace Came in the Form of a Woman will enjoy a wide readership among those interested in early American, Native American, and Borderlands history."--Journal of American Ethnic History

"Rich, complex, and detailed. . . . A well-crafted and thoughtful work that does much to alter the landscape of American history."--Signs

"Transforming enemies into allies took decades, and Barr offers a way to begin revising and rethinking the literature on these . . . encounters."--Journal of American History