Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain /

In 1758, Peter Williamson appeared in the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland, dressed as a Native American Indian and telling a remarkable tale. He claimed that as a young boy many years earlier, he had been kidnapped from the city and sold into slavery in America. In performances he gave in taverns and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Williamson, Peter, > 1730-1799.
Williamson, Peter, > 1730-1799
1700-1799
Captivity narratives > North America > History > 18th century.
Indian captivities > North America.
Working class > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Récits de captivité > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Prisonniers des Indiens d'Amérique > Amérique du Nord.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY > North America.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Captivity narratives.
Indian captivities.
Working class.
Great Britain.
North America.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Aberdeen, 1758
  • Part One. Hard fate: Kidnapped
  • Sold as a slave
  • Captive
  • Soldier
  • Prisoner of war
  • Part Two. The interesting tale: Strolling adventurer
  • Poor Peter Williamson
  • Peter Williamson, pursuer
  • From the other world
  • Bookseller, printer, and postman
  • King of the Indians
  • Epilogue: Edinburgh, 1822.

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