Chainbreaker

The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake As Told to Benjamin Williams

AvChainbreaker,Thomas S. Abler

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

One of the earliest memoirs by an American Indian, Chainbreaker presents the recollections of a Seneca chief, also known as Governor Blacksnake. A fighter in the American Revolution who lived more than a century, Chainbreaker told his story as an old man in the 1840s to a fellow Seneca, Benjamin Williams, who translated it and committed it to paper. Epic in scale and yet intensely personal, Chainbreaker's story provides a rare Native view of warfare and diplomacy during a crucial period in American history. His account is only fully available in this edition, featuring extensive commentary by Thomas S. Abler.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-07-01
Mått:138 x 214 x 19 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Indian Lives
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:9780803264502

Utforska kategorier

Krig och försvar inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Thomas S. Abler is a professor of anthropology at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress: European Empires and Exotic Uniforms.

Recensioner i media

"It is a real pleasure to see the memoirs of Governor Blacksnake at last in print, well edited and introduced by a leading ethnohistorian. . . . All credit is due to Thomas Abler for making Blacksnake's fascinating text available to scholars and general readers in this extremely well edited publication."—Anthony F. C. Wallace, Ethnohistory "A rare look at the Indian side of the Revolution . . . A substantial contribution to the literature of Indian history, diplomacy, and survival in the Revolutionary Era."—Western Historical Quarterly "A significant resource."—American Indian Quarterly "This collaboration is especially noteworthy because both participants were Native American. . . . A powerful work."—Studies in American Indian Literature