Life of Black Hawk : Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak /
Black Hawk was born at the Sac village on Rock river in 1767, the son of Py-e-sa. His great grandfather, Na-nà-ma-kee, was born in the vincinity of Montreal. He tells of traditions of his nation, Indian wars in which he particpated, manners and customs of his tribe, removal from his village in 1831,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The Lakeside Press : R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company,
1916.
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| Series: | Lakeside classics ;
v. 14. |
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| Online Access: | http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=554103&T=F&Vol= http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=484598&T=F |
| Summary: | Black Hawk was born at the Sac village on Rock river in 1767, the son of Py-e-sa. His great grandfather, Na-nà-ma-kee, was born in the vincinity of Montreal. He tells of traditions of his nation, Indian wars in which he particpated, manners and customs of his tribe, removal from his village in 1831, an account of the Black Hawk War, travels through the United States, etc. |
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| Item Description: | Includes reproduction of t.p. of Boston edition of 1834, with title: Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or, Black Hawk embracing the tradition of his nations, Indian wars in which he has been engaged, cause of joining the British in their late war with America, and its history, description of the Rock-River village, manners and customs, encroachment by the Whites, contrary to treaty, removal from his village in 1831, with an account of the cause and general history of the late war, his surrender and confinement at Jefferson Barracks, and travels through the United States / dictated by himself, J.B. Patterson, of Rock Island, Ill., editor and proprietor. Boston : Russell, Odiorne & Metcalf, 1834. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 196 pages : 1 folded map, 1 portrait ; 18 cm. |