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Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin Williams (American Indian Lives)
by Chainbreaker (Editor: Thomas S. Abler) (Introduction: Thomas S. Abler)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bison Books (2005-07-01)
ISBN: 080326450X
EAN: 9780803264502
Dewy Decimal #: 974.7004975546092
Paperback: 308 pages
Edition: Bison Books Ed
Condition: Very Good
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Product Description
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. 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.
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