Electa Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher

Electa Quinney was a Stockbridge Indian who became Wisconsin's first public school teacher in 1828. From her youth in New York to her years along the frontier and in Wisconsin, Electa's life gives insight into the experiences of Native peoples in the nineteenth century.

About the author

Karyn Saemann is a former newspaper reporter and editor who now works as a freelance writer, editor, and reviewer. She and her husband, whose family are enrolled members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, live in Deerfield, Wisconsin, with their two children

Product details

• Authors: Karyn Saemann
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.04.2014
• EAN: 9780870206412
• ISBN: 978-0-87020-641-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 227 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Series: Badger Biographies; Badger Biographies
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries