Black Hawk: An Autobiography

by Black Hawk

Overview

Black Hawk was born at Sac village, on Rock river, in the year 1767, a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe. His status came from leading war parties as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. This is his Autobiography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617430527
Publisher:	Greenbook Publications, LLC
Publication date:	07/17/2012
Pages:	122
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.26(d)

About the Author

Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, also known as Black Hawk (1767-1838), dictated his autobiography in 1833 while in custody at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri.

Editorial Reviews

"This new edition of a stirring autobiography is not only an American classic but is one of the relatively few accounts of American-Indian relations as they appeared to a leader of the Indians."—Americana



"A classic of midwestern literature, a remarkable self-portrait by a complex individual who identified closely with the heritage of his tribe. At a time when [Native Americans] were being removed by government policy, it made the Indian perspective a part of the national consciousness. . . . The best edition of the 1833 text is by Donald Jackson."—John E. Hallwas, in Illinois Literature: The Nineteenth Century

"If any historical study deserves to be characterized as definitive, this edition of Black Hawk's narrative does." —Milo M. Quaife, author of Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835, The Development of Chicago, 1674-1914

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