The Patriot Chiefs: A Chronicle of American Indian Leadership
New York: Viking Press, 1965. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine (prev. own, stamp front free endpaper) in near fine dust jacket with a bit fo spine fade. Hardcover. Fourth printing. xiv+ 8 pp "Gallery of Portraits", map + 364 pp. with bibliography, index. The heroic and tragic story of Native American resistance to the white man is here told in terms of the individuals who sparked it. Nine life stories of of outstanding leaders represent different times and places, different aspects of leadership. The narrative begins with Hiawatha and his attempts to unite the Iroquois before white settlement, moves on to King Philip and his war with New England settlers, Pope and the Pueblo revolt against the Spaniards in the Southwest, Pontiac, who led the most powerful Indian coalition in history, Tehumseh, Osceola, , Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph. Fine / very good. Item #E34885
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