"Chainbreaker" is one of the earliest memoirs of an American Indian--a Seneca chief know as Governor Blacksnake to his white neighbors on the New York frontier. A fighter in the American Revolution, the old chief (who also went by the name Chainbreaker) had an exciting story to tell to his fellow Seneca, Benjamin Williams, in the mid-nineteenth century. His account is now published in its entirety for the first time, with extensive commentary by Thomas S. Abler setting the text in historical perspective. The narrative ...
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"Chainbreaker" is one of the earliest memoirs of an American Indian--a Seneca chief know as Governor Blacksnake to his white neighbors on the New York frontier. A fighter in the American Revolution, the old chief (who also went by the name Chainbreaker) had an exciting story to tell to his fellow Seneca, Benjamin Williams, in the mid-nineteenth century. His account is now published in its entirety for the first time, with extensive commentary by Thomas S. Abler setting the text in historical perspective. The narrative begins with a flurry of diplomatic activity as the English and the rebellious Americans eagerly seek alliances with the Senecas and other tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy. Only in 1777 did Iroquois warriors enter the conflict. Blacksnake describes the fighting as he saw it on such fields as Oriskany, Wyoming, and Newtown. Educated not only to the warpath but to the council fire, he is sensitive to the central role his people played in peace negotiations after the defeat of the British. He describes also the efforts of the Senecas to promote peace between the Americans and the still hostile Indians of the Ohio country. Blacksnake was well placed to make and observe history: One of his uncles was Cornplanter, a prominent figure during the Revolutionary War and its aftermath. Another uncle was the prophet Handsome Lake, whose vision in 1799 led to a revitalization of Seneca religion and culture and is recounted here. Blacksnake's story provides a rare Indian view of warfare and diplomacy during a time when the Six Nations of the Iroquois still played a major role in the history of North America.
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306p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in good reading condition. Apart from the usual library markings, the interior is clean and tight and the jacket fully intact.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0803214464. In VG+ DJ (in protector); Black cloth hardcover. B&W illustrations, appendices, notes, references, index. Memoirs of Seneca indian American Revolution soldier; American Indian Lives; 8vo (5.5 X 1.25 X 9 inches); xviii + 307 pages.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Octavo. 306pp. Illustrated. As told to Benjamin Williams. Edited and with an introduction by Thomas S. Abler. Corner gently bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper. An account of the Revolutionary War from the perspective of a Seneca chief.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Octavo. 306pp. Illustrated. As told to Benjamin Williams. Edited and with an introduction by Thomas S. Abler. Fine in fine dustwrapper. An account of the Revolutionary War from the perspective of a Seneca chief.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0803214464. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Thomas S. Abler. Black-and-white illustrations. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. A volume in the American Indian Lives series of the University of Nebraska Press.; American Indian Lives; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xvii, 306 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 308 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ has mild edge wear w/ an approx. 1/4" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents nice.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible First American Edition Fine Hardcover Fine Dust Jacket Clean 306 pp. B/W drawings Primary document of Senca Blacksnake and Seige of Fort Stanwix and Battle of Oriskany and his account of the Revolutionary War in New York and the Iroquois Confederacy. B/W illus. See our Three Geese in Flight Scans of Cover, and Table of Contents.
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