Professional Indian.

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oberg, Michael Leroy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2015.
Temas:
Williams, Eleazer, > 1787-1858.
Williams, Eleazer, > 1787-1858
1800-1899
Mohawk Indians > Biography.
Missionaries > Canada > Biography.
Missionaries > United States > Biography.
Indians of North America > Québec (Province) > Kahnawake > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Indians, Treatment of > North America > History > 19th century.
Mohawk > Biographies.
Missionnaires > Canada > Biographies.
Missionnaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Attitudes envers les Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Ethnic relations
Indians of North America > Kings and rulers
Indians, Treatment of
Missionaries
Mohawk Indians
North America > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Amérique du Nord > Relations interethniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Canada
North America
Québec > Kahnawake
United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 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.

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