Cornplanter Chronicles (English and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Harold Thomas Beck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929382014 ISBN 13: 9781929382019

Publisher: Mountain Laurel Pub Corp, 2001

Synopsis

Cornplanter Chronicles is a story unlike any other story about a Native American nation and its war chief. The Seneca, a member of the Iroquois League of Six Nations, is the only tribe to survive intact to this day on their ancestral land. They are the only tribe in the United States that was never defeated by American armies and forced to accept the white man's terms. They fought on the losing side several times (The French against the British in the French and Indian War, and the British against the United States in the Revolutionary War), but in each case the war was lost elsewhere and they fought on. When it finally came in 1791, it was Cornplanter, head chief of the Seneca, who negotiated the terms and brought peace to the Alleghenies.

Cornplanter (Ganiodieu 1733-1832) was a Seneca war chief from the time he was eighteen years old. He guided his people through three wars between the white men including the War of 1812 when the Seneca were finally allied with the United States against the British. The Seneca were the true Romans in North America and Cornplanter was their Julius Caesar.

The book tells the story of Chief Cornplanter the man. The fictional account of the actions of this real life chief gives an exciting insight into the birth of the United States of America. The facts identify Cornplanter as the man who named George Washington "great white father", a name that has historically been used by Native Americans for the President. It identifies the two men as contemporaries and gives three separate instances when Washington actually came under the knife of the great chief.

Along with telling the story of many battles, this book illustrates the tremendous weight of leadership the chief carried. Born of a white father and a Seneca mother, he played the same role for his people as Washington did for the new nation. Both men guided their people through a troubled and changing time. This is a work of fiction based on facts from our history and the life of a truly great man who until now has been ignored and forgotten.

About this title

About the Author

HAROLD THOMAS BECK was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1946. He currently resides in Marshburg, PA on the edge of the Allegheny National Forest with his wife, Sharyn, and his dog Rocky.

He is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of the Mountain Laurel Review. Mr. Beck is the author of Ripe for the Picking, the true life story of the Kathy Wilson Murder and subsequent trial of Jay William Buckley. The story, written from police files and hundreds of interviews, exposes law enforcement in their role to frame an innocent man and send him to the electric chair for a murder he did not commit.

Known to his friends as Bud, he is a prolific writer.His insight and wit entertains and informs thousands daily.

As an outspoken critic of the local "official media" and their ties and interactions with local government, he ran and was elected County Commissioner in 1995. He spoke out against the policies of his own party and fought to stabilize taxes in his county. He became a children's advocate and led in the establishment of programs that reduced delinquency and child abuse. He authored the creation of four Family Centers in a county of 48,000 and saw them as a source for young families and parents in need of support and guidance. Today they are models for the State of Pennsylvania. Much of his local writing centers around this as well as what he calls an "imperial court system."

Now, out of political life, he is currently working on a novel, Marilyn, based on a short story he wrote in 1979. Another work of fiction, Best Kept Secrets, is scheduled for publication in mid 2002.

Review

Cornplanter is an unknown legacy until now. An excellent book! -- Mountain Laurel Review July, 2001

Outstanding story about the birth of our nation through the eyes of an enemy and an Indian --The Seeker August, 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountain Laurel Pub Corp
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1929382014
• ISBN 13: 9781929382019
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 337