Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak Dictated by Himself

Name: Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak Dictated by Himself
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ISBN: 9780143105398

ISBN-10: 0143105396

ISBN-13: 9780143105398

Edition: 2008

Authors: Black Black Hawk, J. Gerald Kennedy, Black Hawk Staff, Black Hawk

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A rediscovered, defiant work of Native American literature, presented here on the 175th anniversary of its first publication Upon its publication in 1833, this unflinching narrative by the vanquished Sauk leader Black Hawk was the first thoroughly adversarial account of frontier hostilities between white settlers and Native Americans. Black Hawk, a complex, contradictory figure, relates his life story and that of his people, who had been forced from western Illinois in what was known as the Black Hawk War. The first published account of a victim of the American war of extermination, this vivid portrait of Indian life stands as a tribute to the author and his extraordinary people, as well…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.15" wide x 7.70" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.242