Professional Indian - The American Odyssey of Eleazer Williams

Informationen zum Autor Michael Leroy Oberg is SUNY Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo and the author of The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand: Roanoke's Forgotten Indians, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Klappentext Michael Leroy Oberg is SUNY Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo and the author of The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand: Roanoke's Forgotten Indians, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Zusammenfassung Professional Indian tells the story of Eleazer Williams: missionary to the Mohawks! Indian confidence man! and icon of an era of dispossession and change that compelled many native peoples to refashion their identities in the wake of Anglo-American expansion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Prologue. On the Northern Line Chapter 1. Pilgrim and Patriot Chapter 2. Soldier of Christ Chapter 3. The Prospect of Great and Good Things Chapter 4. A Failed Performance Chapter 5. The Life of a Misanthrope Chapter 6. The Confidence Man Conclusion. The Last of Eleazer Williams List of Abbreviations Notes Index Acknowledgments

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michael Leroy Oberg
• Edition: University of pennsylvania pr
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 25.02.2015
• EAN: 9780812246766
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4676-6
• Pages: 280
• Thèmes: Early American Studies; Early American Studies
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire