Chainbreaker - The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake As Told to

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A memoir by an American Indian! this title presents the recollections of a Seneca chief! also known as Governor Blacksnake. A fighter in the American Revolution! 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. His account is available in this edition.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas S. Abler, Chainbreaker, Governor Blacksnake
• Assisted by: Thomas S Abler (Editor), Thomas S. Abler (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2005
• EAN: 9780803264502
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-6450-2
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: American Indian Lives; American Indian Lives
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology