Professional Indian : The American Odyssey of Eleazer Williams

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
Autor principal: Oberg, Michael Leroy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Williams, Eleazer, > 1787-1858.
Mohawk Indians.
Missionaries.
Indians, Treatment of.
Indians of North America > Kings and rulers.
Ethnic relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Missionnaires > Canada > Biographies.
Mohawk (Indiens) > Biographies.
Indians, Treatment of > North America > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Quebec (Province) > Kahnawake > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Missionaries > United States > Biography.
Missionaries > Canada > Biography.
Mohawk Indians > Biography.
United States.
Quebec > Kahnawake.
North America.
Canada.
Amerique du Nord > Relations interethniques > Histoire > 19e siecle.
North America > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
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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