Fighting Tuscarora: The Autobiography of Chief Clinton Rickard

by Barbara Graymont

Overview

The autobiography of Chief Rickard, who fought for the recognition of his Tuscarora nation throughout his life. He led his people in the Indian resistance to federal policies, and founded the Indian Defense League of America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815601906
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	01/28/1984
Series:	Iroquois and Their Neighbors Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barbara Graymont, an honorary member of the Indian Defense League of America, is the author of The Iroquois in the American Revolution. She is Head of the Department of History and Economics at Nyack College, Nyack, New York, and holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Editorial Reviews

The life of Rickard is a fascinating one. . . . Fighting Tuscarora is an example of oral history at its best.-- "Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine"

Highly readable. . . . The appeal of the book is enhanced by useful maps and a large selection of photographs.-- "Pacific Historical Review"

No less important than the recorded words of Wooden Leg, Black Elk, Black Hawk, and other articulate Indian leaders.-- "Western Historical Quarterly"

Rickard (1882-1971) was one of the greatest Indian leaders of this century. Had he lived in another century he might have been a Sitting Bull, a Black Hawk, or a Chief Joseph, for he was cut from the same cloth as these leaders. But Clinton Rickard lived and fought in this century, and the weapons he used were the law, public indignation, and diplomacy. . . . One of the most significant books published on the contemporary American Indian. Its rare insights into contemporary Indian problems make the book essential reading for anyone interested in understanding 20th century Indian politics and history.'-- "Manuscripta"

From the Publisher

Highly readable. . . . The appeal of the book is enhanced by useful maps and a large selection of photographs.

Pacific Historical Review

The life of Rickard is a fascinating one. . . . Fighting Tuscarora is an example of oral history at its best.

Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine

No less important than the recorded words of Wooden Leg, Black Elk, Black Hawk, and other articulate Indian leaders.

Western Historical Quarterly

Rickard (1882-1971) was one of the greatest Indian leaders of this century. Had he lived in another century he might have been a Sitting Bull, a Black Hawk, or a Chief Joseph, for he was cut from the same cloth as these leaders. But Clinton Rickard lived and fought in this century, and the weapons he used were the law, public indignation, and diplomacy. . . . One of the most significant books published on the contemporary American Indian. Its rare insights into contemporary Indian problems make the book essential reading for anyone interested in understanding 20th century Indian politics and history.'

Manuscripta